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Study suggests women with type 2 diabetes and heart disease may receive less of the medical treatment they need than men.
HealthDay (6/16, McKeever) reported that "[w]omen with type 2 diabetes and heart disease often receive less of the medical treatment they need than men, making their ability to control both diseases more difficult," according to a study expected to be presented at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting. Investigators looked at approximately "45,000 people with type 2 diabetes, 40 percent with heart and vascular disease, who were treated by private-practice physicians." Among patients with cardiovascular disease, the investigators found that although "women were 44 percent more likely than men to have high LDL...cholesterol, they were 15 percent less likely to receive lipid-lowering medications." Furthermore, "Women...were 19 percent more likely than men to have uncontrolled" hypertension.
HealthDay (6/16, McKeever) reported that "[w]omen with type 2 diabetes and heart disease often receive less of the medical treatment they need than men, making their ability to control both diseases more difficult," according to a study expected to be presented at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting. Investigators looked at approximately "45,000 people with type 2 diabetes, 40 percent with heart and vascular disease, who were treated by private-practice physicians." Among patients with cardiovascular disease, the investigators found that although "women were 44 percent more likely than men to have high LDL...cholesterol, they were 15 percent less likely to receive lipid-lowering medications." Furthermore, "Women...were 19 percent more likely than men to have uncontrolled" hypertension.
