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Diabetes and Women’s Health Issues: Preface

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Currently, 17 million Americans have diabetes, and more than half of them are women. Diabetes can be especially challenging for women given the unique and profound effects that it can have on women and their families. Given that the number of women at risk of developing diabetes is expected to continue rising, it is critical that we develop a greater understanding of the many ways in which diabetes can affect women’s lives.

This Diabetes Spectrum From Research to Practice section shows the complexity of a chronic illness such as diabetes and the widespread effect that it can have on women’s lives. Coronary heart disease (CHD), bio-psychosocial factors (e.g., puberty, eating disorders, peer pressure), racism, and the historical meaning of food in one’s culture can all affect women’s health and self-management practices. Intervening with women who have diagnosed diabetes and those who are at risk for the disease requires health care providers to take a multidisciplinary approach to address the multifaceted effects that diabetes can have on these women’s lives.

One area of interest that deserves greater attention is the risk for CHD among women with diabetes. Research shows that diabetes is a more powerful cause of CHD for women than for men.¹ Heart disease is the number one killer of women in America and can contribute significantly . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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