Diabetes in Women WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Diabetes in Women
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, about 9.1 million women in America have diabetes, and about one-third aren't even aware of it. Women who suffer from diabetes have a higher risk of developing vaginal infections and complications during pregnancy. In addition, women who do not suffer from diabetes are at risk of developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy. Cardiovascular disease risks for women with diabetes have increased 23% over the past thirty years, compared to a 27% decrease in risk for women without diabetes.1
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- Women with diabetes have a 50% greater risk of diabetic ketoacidosis coma than men with diabetes.2
- 6.3% of women with diabetes suffered a stroke, compared to 2.1% of women with normal blood sugar levels.2
- Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) affects diabetic women 7.6% more often than non-diabetic women.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Diabetes Facts: Women and Diabetes
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 dLife.com: Women in Diabetes
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Women and Diabetes, How Diabetes Affects Women, How can diabetes affect women
- Last update: Mar. 31, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
