Women with diabetes are 12% more likely to develop heart diseases than men: Study

As per a new study women with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop cardiovascular complications than men having the same condition.

The study findings which were presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) 2023 recently, as stated by a global diabetes community diabetes.co.uk, females with type 2 diabetes are 20% more at risk of developing heart complications in comparison to those who do not have the diabetes condition.

Among the several complications that are seen in those who have diabetes, cardiovascular ailments seem to be most common and life threatening as well.

"Compared to their male counterparts, women with diabetes have a twofold increased risk of heart disease. They're also more likely to have heart attacks earlier – and ones that are fatal," the American Heart Association says.

The women who had type 2 diabetes were more likely to be obese, hypertensive, and have high cholesterol in comparison to men with type 2 diabetes, the study found.

Women with type 2 diabetes tend to be higher in weight than men having the same condition and of the same age. "On average women were 24 kilos heavier than men if they were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a young age," the report has quoted Professor Martin Rutter, Honorary Consultant Physician at the Manchester Royal Infirmary saying.

Inequality in access to medical treatment is one of the reasons that makes women more prone to this life threatening complication than men.

Women with type 2 diabetes were less likely to be prescribed lipid-lowering medication and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, especially if they had cardiovascular disease, the study says.

As per the American Heart Association women are less likely to be acutely treated for heart problems and many women are not even recommended for cardiac procedures.

It is extremely difficult to manage the epidemic of diabetes until proper medical help is given to people, especially those who are in the high risk group. It is also crucial to know the signs and symptoms of diabetes so that instead of neglecting the health one immediately goes to a doctor.

Common signs of diabetes are unexplained weight loss, excessive hunger and thirst, frequent urination, recurrent episodes of infections in the private area, blurred vision, pain in jaw, back or neck, and swelling in the limbs.

Those with a family history of diabetes, overweight or are obese, who spend more hours sitting, are aged above 45, have gained weight after pregnancy, have Polycystic ovarian syndrome and have high blood pressure, high triglycerides and low HDL.

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