A new study claims, from the American Heart Association, that women with Type 2 Diabetes have greater significant risk for cardiovascular disease. Greater than previous established citations.
In this new study, women diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes may need to be much more careful to lower possible risks of stroke and heart attacks, than compared to men.
Chair of the AHA and professor of medicine and director of the Center for Women's Health Research at the University of Colorado of Medicine, Judith Regensteiner PhD along with other coauthors, claim that women with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to acquire coronary heart disease in their earlier lives and are most likely to die after the first heart attack.
This can be avoided if women involve themselves in frequent physical exercises to lower cardiovascular risks.
In the United States alone, Type 2 diabetes cases already accounted 90-95% out of all reported diabetes cases.
According to the American Heart Association, adults with diabetes are more likely to have heart diseases compared those not diagnosed with diabetes. The risk involving diabetic patients include high blood pressure, obesity and cholesterol. All three factors contribute to cardiovascular health problems.
The following statement was released by Regensteiner:
"While we don't fully understand how the inherent hormonal differences between men and women affect risk, we do know that some risk factors for heart disease and stroke affect women differently than men and there are disparities in how these risk factors are treated."
There is still a lot of research to be done to fully understand the biological reasons as to why there are greater risks with women with Type 2 diabetes, especially when it comes to different and certain ethnicities. It is still best to consult with your physician for proper exercise regimen and dietary consult, as reported in medical news and the journal Circulation.
