People with diabetes could have a higher risk of developing other diseases. A new study by the University of Cambridge with type 2 diabetes has revealed that people with diabetes are at higher risk of developing 57 health conditions. These include cancer, kidney disease, and neurological illness. The study also found that conditions develop five years sooner than other people.What The Study Says? The researcher after they analysed health data of 3 million people who were above the age of 30 found a link between type 2 diabetes and the incidence of 116 long-term, noncommunicable conditions that affect UK adults. Among the 57 conditions, people with type 2 diabetes are at more risk of developing:Cancer, with 9% increased riskEnd-stage kidney disease, with 5.2 times higher chancesLiver cancer, with 4.4 times higher chancesMacular degeneration (loss of central vision), with 3.5 times higher chances23 of the 31 circulatory conditions.Preventing and delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes remains essential to reduce the likelihood of poor health in middle age,” said Dr Luanluan Sun, who co-led the study in her previous role as a clinical epidemiologist at Cambridge University.What Is Diabetes?In diabetes, the pancreas can no longer make insulin or the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces. Worldwide, 1 in every 10 people have diabetes and the number is predicted to rise from 537 million to 643 million and 784 million adults by 2030 and 2045, respectively. The most number of diabetic people are found in low-and-middle-income countries. As per the reports, deaths have increased by 70% since 2000, due to diabetes. Type 1 vs Type 2 DiabetesIn type 1 diabetes, the body's immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. It is an autoimmune disease. Whereas in Type 2 diabetes, factors like family history, weight, or poor diet could be the reason. This is a condition when there is a problem in the way the body regulates and uses sugar as a fuel. Type 1 diabetes is also common in children and adolescents, whereas Type 2 diabetes tends to develop in adulthood and accounts for 90% of all diabetes cases.