Women Show Signs Of Diabetes Earlier Than Men
New research shows that women shows signs of diabetes earlier than men. This could lead to new screening process’ to determine who is at an increased risk for diabetes. Bottom line… preventive and regular scheduled check up’s are important.
Donahue added: “Previous research had shown that hypertension and cholesterol were elevated among women who later developed diabetes. However, current findings that these novel risk factors [markers of endothelial dysfunction, chronic sub-acute inflammation and blood clotting factors] are elevated among women even earlier than previously recognized does suggest that the ‘diabetic clock’ starts ticking sooner for women than for men.”
Developing type 2 diabetes puts you at an increased risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney impairment and a number of other chronic illness’.
“Because these pre-diabetic markers are not routinely assessed and because diabetes is strongly linked with coronary heart disease, the study may help explain why the decline in death rates for heart disease in diabetic women lags behind that of diabetic men,” lead author Dr. Richard Donahue said in a press release.
As I mentioned above, prevention is the best offense, whether it be education or screening procedure’s. What do you think? Would you want to know if you were at risk? Do you feel knowledge is power or ignorance is bliss?
via Science Daily
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1 opinion for Women Show Signs Of Diabetes Earlier Than Men
Doug Burns
May 10, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Awesome post! I couldn’t agree more. Knowledge IS power… ignorance is only bliss until you’re so ill that your quality of life decreases.
For people to live a full life over the long-term, why wouldn’t they want to know what their risk factors are? If they know that they’re pre-disposed, then they can make the simple, necessary changes that will allow them to continue to live a healthy, full life.
I applaud anyone who’s brave enough to take the steps necessary to determining risk, then make do the healthy things.
You’re not alone… I’ve been doing it for years.
-Doug Burns, SugarFitness.com
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