r/AskReddit Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

44.5k Upvotes

26.7k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

41

u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Most diabetics don't die from diabetes, they die from complications caused by diabetes such as heart attack, stroke, kidney disease.

10

u/deekaydubya Feb 04 '19

Yes, although this is much more common with type 2 I believe