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Posted 11/10/2009 @ 1:31:55 pm by Health/Tamara
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Type
2 diabetes results when inadequate insulin is being produced or if the
cells ignore the insulin which depletes cells of energy. Weight,
elevated blood pressure, and genetics play a major role in the
development of diabetes. Risk increases with age. Due to an increase in
their life spans, the number of women at risk for the development of
diabetes is increasing as well.
Diabetic women are at a
greater risk of going into a diabetic coma than men with diabetes. More
women with diabetes die from their first heart attack as well.
Congestive heart failure is higher in women with diabetes when compared
to men with diabetes. More than 60 percent of women with diabetes die
from a stroke when compared to someone with normal blood sugar.
Gestational
diabetes, which only occurs in pregnant women, has its own challenges.
Women with gestational diabetes are more likely to develop toxemia,
along with being more likely to have a baby with a high birth weight.
The child will be more prone to being overweight after birth and
developing diabetes.
Blood sugar levels fluctuate as a woman's
hormones change. Polycystic ovary syndrome, a part of
Insulin-Resistance Syndrome, affects up to 10 percent of diabetic
women. Diabetic women taking birth control medication are at a higher
risk for developing blood clots. These same hormone issues can result
in vaginal dryness, yeast infections, and painful intercourse.
As
the medical community gains greater insights into how women’s bodies
function, more help for those who suffer any type of diabetes will
become available.
