Listen to Joanne Milo of T1D to 100 as a guest on the Think Like a Pancreas podcast, on Podbean at https://integrateddiabetesservices.podbean.com/e/empowered-aging-with-type-1-diabetes/ or wherever you listen to podcasts or you can watch the episode on the Integrated Diabetes Services YouTube Channel at https://youtu.be/oyUQfSBgF1M
Special Webinar: T1D and Aging with Dr. Medha Munshi
Date: Thursday, 30 October 2025
Time: 5pm PT/ 8pm ET / 11am AEDT
Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/T1DAging
(This event will be recorded and posted on the T1Dto100 YouTube Channel)
As we age, we tend to have more aches, pains, and diseases. Researchers believe that some of these may be related to persistent inflammation. They call it “inflammaging” — age-related inflammation, which is present even in the absence of injury or illness.
Super-agers are a diverse bunch; they don’t share a magic diet, exercise regimen or medication. But the one thing that does unite them is how they view the importance of social relationships.
By being more social in old age, super-agers may be able to avert some of the atrophy. An analysis included in the new paper supports this finding: The brain volume of super-agers tends to be more comparable to that of 50- and 60-year-olds than to their octogenarian and nonagenarian peers.