Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes are two types of diabetes mellitus. There is main difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. If the diabetes type 1, there is a lack of insulin because the pancreas can not produce insulin. Meanwhile, Type 2 Diabetes, insulin can be produced, but the receptor for insulin is not working properly.
Type 2 Diabetes Causes Heart Disease in Woman
According to a study presented at the American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Research Scientific Sessions 2013. Type 2 diabetes independently increases the risk of heart disease in woman, especially for pre-menopausal women and those in the first years of menopause.
Researchers studied 1,256 Argentine premenopausal and menopausal women. With and without type 2 diabetes, ages 19 to 84, who underwent ultrasound imaging to measure plaque in their carotid arteries, the major artery running down the neck. Regardless of their age, family history, smoking history, having high blood pressure or menopausal status, plaque buildup was more common among the 293 women with type 2 diabetes compared with the 963 who didn’t have diabetes.
“To reduce the risk of heart attacks, we recommend screening women with type 2 diabetes at younger ages, even if they don’t have other known risk for heart disease,” says Nestor Garcia, M.D., Ph.D, investigator from Blossom DMO, Cordoba, Argentina and CONICET, an Argentine government agency in Buenos Aires.
In United States the leading cause of death among women is heart disease. This thing happen because the gradual buildup of plaque in the arteries. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing in the United States. And it is a major risk factor for heart disease — the leading cause of death in United States.
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