Re: Diabetic women at a higher risk of dying

glass318 <glass318@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:

They compared diabetic versus nondiabetic women. The death rate
doubled in diabetics when you compare the two groups. That removes the
potentially confounding effects of the overall undertreatment of heart
disease and other gender-related issues.

So, regardless of what happens to women across the board, diabetic
women are doing even worse.

I think one reason may be that women have less muscle than men and are less
likely to work to build it. It is harder for them to achieve as low a body
fat %, also. That combination makes diabetes worse for women.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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