Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the world. The cases of diabetes increased due to the kind of lifestyle people chose to live.  However, the effects to diabetes may vary according to the severity and sex as well. Men and women have distinct differences in their body systems and therefore the effects of every disease may be different as well. An article in India Express said that there was an observed difference in heart and blood vessel diseases which are caused by inherent hormonal difference as the culprit.

According to a new study conducted by the American Heart Association, women with type 2 diabetes have a higher chance of developing coronary heart disease as compared to men.  In the study, it also points out that African-American and Hispanic with Type 2 diabetes are the most affected by coronary artery heart disease and stroke as compared to men with Type 2 Diabetes. This disease is associated with the body producing not enough insulin to control the blood sugar level.

Scientists themselves don't fully understand how the hormonal differences between men and women have such an effect on the risk. Judith G. Regensteiner, chair of the statement writing group and director of the Centre for Women's Health Research at the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine said, "some risk factors for heart disease and stroke affect women differently than men and that there are disparities in how these risk factors are treated. Cardiovascular disease may be more deadly for women with Type 2 diabetes than it is for men."

Women with Type 2 diabetes have heart attacks at earlier ages than men, are more likely to die after a first heart attack than men, and are less likely to undergo procedures to open clogged arteries - such as angioplasty or coronary artery bypass grafting - than men.