"As a doctor, I’d rather have HIV than diabetes"

[NobleSavage]

A recent large epidemiological study showed that, for those diagnosed with HIV now, life expectancy is similar to someone who does not have the virus. The medical profession now considers HIV a chronic disease; it’s regarded in public health terms in the same category as, for example, type 2 diabetes. As a doctor I can tell you that, medically speaking, I’d rather have HIV than diabetes. While this might sound shocking or surprising, the facts speak for themselves: the prognosis for those with type 2 diabetes is much worse than for those with HIV.

This is new to me. I didn't know HIV drugs worked so well.

http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9185591/why-id-rather-have-hiv-than-diabetes/

 

[DBT]

Good thing that both conditions are largely preventable...