How diabetes affects women’s health
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Blood glucose is our body’s main source of energy which comes from the food you eat. Insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas, helps glucose from food get into your cells to be used for energy.
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Women’s heart disease risk rises with diabetes
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Both men and women with type 2 diabetes are at a greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality accounting for greater than 75 percent of hospitalizations and greater than 50 percent of all deaths among those with the disease.
Read MoreOlder Women on Statins at Risk of Diabetes
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Statins are cholesterol-lowering medications that are widely prescribed by doctors, particularly to older people whose cholesterol levels have placed them at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study out of the University of Queensland in Australia will likely have many doctors thinking twice before prescribing statins to women.
Read MoreHeart disease doubles for women with diabetes
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Both men and women with type 2 diabetes are at a greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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