• April 24, 2024

Although figures from the International Diabetes Federation suggest that by 2030 there will be 277 million men and 275 million women; that is, the incidence is and will be higher in men, this disease is potentially more deadly for the female gender.

Since the women who have developed Diabetes type 1 they have a 40% higher risk of dying from this cause and twice as many people lose their lives as a result of heart disease, "suggests a study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Its effect is devastating!

Research directed by Rachel Huxley , expert of the University of Queensland, notes that women with diabetes have a 37% risk of dying from stroke and 44% from kidney disease, compared to men.

Why it happens? The woman has greater difficulty in controlling her blood sugar levels, this due to a number of factors but mainly due to changes in the hormone levels that occur at puberty.