Posted on 02/07/2023 7:55:08 PM PST by ConservativeMind
People living with a spouse seem to have a higher likelihood of being healthy in terms of maintaining lower blood sugar levels regardless of how harmonious or acrimonious their relationship is, suggests a study.
Previous studies have suggested there are health benefits from marriage and/or cohabiting, particularly for older adults. There are also studies that have concluded that type 2 diabetes risk is associated with a number of social health dimensions including social isolation, loneliness, and social network size.
They used biomarker data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)—a population-based sample of adults aged 50 years and older and their partners, who live in England, from whom data are collected every second year, with biomarker data collected in every other wave.
The data used for the study was on 3,335 adults aged 50 to 89 years old without previously diagnosed diabetes over a period from 2004 to 2013.
The sample was people without pre-existing diabetes between the ages of 50 and 89 years in wave 2 (2004-05)—when biomarker data were first available in ELSA. Pre-existing diabetes was determined by self-reporting.
Participants were invited to have a nurse visit following the main interview in waves 2 (2004-05), 4 (2008-09) and 6 (2012-13) and blood samples were taken to measure their HbA1c (average glycemic or blood glucose) levels.
The data showed that in wave 2 (2004-05), about three quarters (76%) of the respondents were married/cohabiting.
Analysis of the data over time showed that people who experienced marital transitions (eg. divorce) also experienced significant changes in their HbA1c levels and odds of pre-diabetes.
However, the quality of the relationship did not make a significant difference to the average levels of blood glucose, suggesting that having a supportive or strained relationship was less important than just having a relationship at all.
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Oh, no. A bad marriage raises sugar levels.
I had high blood sugar levels. The doctor said I needed to get divorced.
Now my sugar levels are normal.
Doesn’t help if it raises cortisol levels.
Lots of sex is great for a whole bunch of health reasons yet so many guys are trapped in sexless, dry marriages. Not healthy mentally or physically.
...Or Not!
However, the quality of the relationship did not make a significant difference to the average levels of blood glucose, suggesting that having a supportive or strained relationship was less important than just having a relationship at all.
i thought being married was bad for blood pressure.... ohhhhhh, it said blood sugar- ok-
Seriously depends on who you marry.
Did you have to post that picture?!
“Being married may help people maintain lower blood sugar levels”
Or MAY NOT...
Just a wee bit of motivation!
Is there any other reason to get married? Just wondering, asking for a friend..../s
Being happily married to my wife of 28 years is reward enough. I am speaking of my own accord and am not under duress
They say that men generally live longer if married, but is it really worth it?
...asking for a friend.
Or married to a sourpuss.
“Why do Jewish men die before their wives? They want to.” - Henny Youngman
Yes, but in my case it had a significant negative effect on my blood pressure and credit score.
CC
Being happily married to my wife of 28 years is reward enough. I am speaking of my own accord and am not under duress
Similarly, happily married for 28 years. Unfortunately, been married for 48 years.
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