Men More Likely to Get Diabetes
July 13, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
New research out of the UK says that middle-aged British men are more likely to become Type 2 diabetic than their female counterparts. Over 92,000 men have diabetes, compared with about 47,000 women.
The study, from charity Diabetes UK, confirmed that men “35 to 54 are almost twice as likely to have diabetes as women.” Overall, the poor diet and health habits are blamed for this discrepancy. Still, these figures struck me as odd, since poor lifestyle generally happens with both men and women. If a household is generally sedentary, it usually means everyone in the house slacks off on exercise and eating right. I’d say more research on this one definitely needs to be done.
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There’s no lack of diabetes treatment options for type 2 diabetes, including lifestyle changes and medications.
I found the same thing in http://www.caring.com/diabetes it’s very important to understand the role that diet, exercise, losing weight, emotional support, and other changes can play in diabetes treatment – and in improving the quality of life for the person in your care.
Ryan