Women’s Health

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, …

Use of antidepressants was associated with a 26% higher risk of diabetes…. 

Women who had been on hormonal contraceptives before conception were 1.43 times more likely to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy compared to women who were not on contraceptives, researchers found….

Women with diabetes were at 40% to 50% greater risk for developing and dying from coronary heart disease than diabetic men, and sex disparities in pharmacotherapy didn’t appear to explain the excess risk…. 

Among women who had gestational diabetes, those who upped their exercise by a little more than 20 minutes a day after giving birth had half the longer-term diabetes risk of women who didn’t change their activity levels….