Women’s Health

Women whose mothers smoked while pregnant are two to three times as likely to be diabetic as adults…. Fathers who smoked while their daughter was in utero also contribute to an increased diabetes risk, but more research is needed to establish the true effect. Michele La Merrill, assistant professor of …

The relatively new long-acting insulin analog needs to be studied to determine its absorption pharmacokinetics… Insulin detemir (IDet) is a relatively new long-acting insulin analog that offers improved absorption pharmacokinetics and slower tissue distribution due to high plasma protein binding. As IDet is increasingly used for treatment of insulin-requiring diabetes, …

In the meta-analysis, women also had twice the excess risk of fatal and nonfatal vascular events, compared with men with type 1 diabetes… Australian researchers have done a meta-analysis to provide reliable estimates of any sex differences in the effect of type 1 diabetes on risk of all-cause mortality and …

The association was also found to be stronger in younger women than in older women… Data from a large ongoing study into the health of African-American women show that those who work night shifts are significantly more likely to develop diabetes than those who have never worked night shifts, with …

The women also experienced reduced beta cell function…. Researchers from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, assessed associations between dietary intake and rates of change in insulin resistance and β-cell function in Hispanic women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Sixty-two nondiabetic Hispanic women with pregnancies complicated by GDM …

Healthy behaviors including weight control, moderate physical activity, and minimizing TV watching can avert up to 73% of CHD cases among women over 20 years… Overall mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the United States have declined in recent decades, but the rate has plateaued among younger women. …

Women with post-traumatic stress disorder are nearly twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared with women who don’t have PTSD…. 

An HbA1c of 6.5-6.9% at 26 weeks’ gestation correlated with significantly elevated risk of preterm delivery, preeclampsia, need for neonatal glucose infusion, and a composite adverse outcome… Michael J.A. Maresh, M.D., from St. Mary’s Hospital in Manchester, U.K., and colleagues conducted a prospective assessment involving 725 women with type 1 …

Use over 10-year period also leads to cardiac events in type 2 patients using metformin monotherapy… Cardiovascular disease is a common comorbid complication in type 2 diabetes patients. 50-80% of type 2 diabetes patient deaths are a result of a cardiovascular disease. Sulfonylureas are one of the most widely prescribed …

MedPockets for Women with Diabetes  For women patients who are looking for a convenient way to carry their diabetes meds and other necessities. Includes four built-in pockets perfect for insulin pumps, glucose meters, prosthesis, other essential health items, or personal items including cell phones, money, keys, credit cards, etc. Fashionable, …