The Effect of Sex and Gender on Diabetic Complications

While in non-diabetic people the risk for cardiovascular disease is higher in men, diabetes completely reverts this sex-gender difference conferring to women a greater burden of cardiovascular complications. Additionally, all risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease appear to be more active in diabetic females than in their male counterparts. Keywords: Diabetes, sex-gender differences, adverse drug reactions, diabetic macroangiopathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy.