They have poorer control of risk factors, less likely to get cholesterol-lowering meds
MONDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — Women with type 2 diabetes and heart disease often receive less of the medical treatment they need than men, making their ability to control both diseases more difficult, a new study reports.
The research findings, expected to be presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco, probably explains why death from heart disease is being lowered in male diabetics but not among females.
“Our study shows that in patients with diabetes, there is a clear disparity between men and women in the control and treatment of important modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease,” study leader Dr. Ioanna Gouni-Berthold, professor of medicine at the University of Cologne in Germany, said in a prepared statement. Read more…
According to Kevin McKeever