Diabetes care gaps widen between men and women, raising heart disease risks

A new analysis reveals that women with diabetes face unequal access to healthcare and suffer worse cardiovascular outcomes than men—a disparity with major implications for insurers, health systems, and public health policy. The findings suggest gender-blind treatment protocols may be costing lives and driving preventable disease burden.

Originaltitel: Sex and gender aspects in diabetes mellitus: Focus on access to health care and cardiovascular outcomes