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Type 2 diabetes might double a person’s risk of sepsis

The risk is particularly high for men and people younger than 60

Diabetes is known to impair immune function and increase infection risk

FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Type 2 diabetes appears to double a person’s risk for life-threatening sepsis, a new study says.

Men and people under 60 with diabetes are particularly at risk for sepsis, a condition in which the immune system overreacts to infection, researchers reported this week at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Vienna.

The research confirms an association between type 2 diabetes and sepsis that’s been noted in earlier studies, said lead researcher Wendy Davis , a principal research fellow with the Univer

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