Diabetes impacts men, women differently: Study
Type 2 diabetes affects men and women with different health risks. Women face greater mental health challenges after diagnosis, while men experience more heart and kidney issues. Hypertension is a common complication for both sexes following diabetes. People developing mental health conditions after diabetes tend to die earlier. The study suggests sex-specific diabetes care and monitoring are…
A recent study published in PLOS Medicine reveals that type 2 diabetes impacts men and women differently, with women facing a higher risk of mental health problems and men facing a higher risk of heart and kidney disease. The research, which tracked nearly 29,000 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes between 2010 and 2020 in the UK, found that women were 8.1% more likely to develop mental health issues like anxiety, depression, or somatoform disorders after being diagnosed with diabetes, compared to 5.3% of men.
Conversely, men were 8.4% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease or end-stage renal disease, compared to 5.3% of women. The study also noted that women with diabetes may have a higher risk of memory, thinking, and mental health problems. However, experts caution that cognitive and neuropsychiatric issues are more common in women generally.
The findings emphasize the need for sex-specific diabetes care, including routine mental health screening for younger women and earlier cardiovascular and kidney monitoring for men.
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