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1、女性糖尿病患者可能情况更严重 Betweenmenandwomen,diabetesdoesn'talwaysplayfair.Bothsexesarejustaslikelytodevelopthedisease.Butscienceshowsthatwomenmayfareworseoncetheyhaveit,particularlyintermsofhearthealth. Diabetesandtheheart InthejournalDiabetesCare,researchersreviewed10years'worthofhea
2、lthrecordsfornearly74,000people.Somehaddiabetes,andothersdidnot.Theirresultsshowedthedifferencesdiabetesposesformenandwomen.Overall,womenwithdiabetesweremorelikelytodieearlierthanmenwiththedisease.Theyalsosufferedmoreheart-relatedproblemsandweremorelikelytoneedhospitalizationfo
3、rthem. Heartdiseaseisaseriouscomplicationofdiabetes.AccordingtotheAmericanDiabetesAssociation,it'stheleadingcauseofdeathforwomenwithdiabetes.Thatmaybebecausewomenareoftendiagnosedwithdiabeteslaterinlife.Theymayalsohaveotherconditionsthathavealreadydamagedtheirhearts,includingh
4、ighcholesterolandexcessbodyfat. Womenwhohavediabetesmaynotalwaysreceivetreatmentfor4heart-relatedproblems.That'stheconclusionofonepaststudyofmorethan4,800peoplewiththedisease-nearlyhalfofwhomwerewomen.Femaleparticipantstendedtohavehighercholesterollevels,comparedwithmen.Butthe
5、irbloodfatlevelsweren'tcheckedasoften.Plus,womenwerelesslikelytobeonastatin-adrugthatlowerscholesterol. Beyondtheheart Theriskforheartdiseaseisn'ttheonlydifferencebetweenmenandwomenwithdiabetes.Hormones-particularlyestrogenandprogesterone-canplayaroleinmanagingthedisease.Fluc
6、tuatinghormonelevelsinawoman'sbodycanthrowoffbloodsugarlevels.Asaresult,somewomenmayfindithardertocontroltheirdiabetestheweekbeforeandduringtheirperiod. Menopausehasasimilareffect.Asawomangrowsolder,herbodyproduceslessestrogenandprogesterone.Thisdropinhormonesmaycauseunstableb
7、loodsugarlevels.Inturn,thatcanworsensymptomsofmenopause.Womenwithdiabetesmaysuffermoreboutsofmoodswings,hotflashes,sleepproblems,andfatigue. Womenwithdiabetesmusttakespecialcareiftheybecomepregnant,too.Aswithmenopause,hormonelevelscanchangeconstantlyduringpregnancy.Bloodsugarl
8、evelscanspikeandcrashmuchmoreoften.Tohelpprotectthebab
