Note from Connie: Why aren’t females with diabetes taking better care of themselves if they know they have this potentially deadly disease? This weighs heavily on my mind, given the alarming increase in the number of ladies who die from diabetes. Karen James tells us about a new study.
Despite an overall decrease in U.S. death rates since 1971, the difference between that of self-reported diabetic and non-diabetic women approximately doubled from 8.3 to 18.2 annual deaths per 1,000 people for all causes between 1971 and 2000, according to a study that recently appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
During the same period, death rates from all causes among diabetic and non-diabetic men both decreased from 42.6 to 24.4 annual deaths per 1,000, according to the study led by Edward W. Gregg, Ph.D. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Diabetes Translation.
The researchers studied three consecutive population-based health surveys and assessed follow-up mortality rates for approximately 26,000 participants to arrive at their findings. They called those pertaining to diabetic women "concerning."
They speculated that primary prevention of cardiovascular disease risk (CVD) factors and improved lifesaving technology could explain the decrease among diabetic men. However, they noted that studies have shown less prevention of CVD risk factors in women, less aggressive medical management and worse outcomes after hospitalization for CVD.
Karen James for the SUGAR SHOCK! Blog
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In U.S. death rates since 1971, the difference between that of self-reported diabetic and non-diabetic women approximately doubled from 8.3 to 18.2 annual deaths per 1,000 people for all causes between 1971 and 2000.
This is a very true story.
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