Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Diabetes Study Reveals Varied Heart Disease Risks for Men and Women
Imagine your body is like a car, and diabetes is like a problem with your engine.
This study looked at how this 'engine problem' affects men and women differently.
The study found that for men, especially younger ones, the 'engine problem' (Type 2 diabetes) can be more dangerous for their heart than another kind of problem (Type 1 diabetes).
But for women, the opposite is true: the other kind of 'engine problem' (Type 1 diabetes) is often more dangerous for their hearts.
This is because women with Type 1 often live with it longer.
Also, men with Type 2 may have other problems, such as being overweight, which add to the risks.
A study examined the impact of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes on cardiovascular health.
Younger men with Type 2 diabetes showed worse outcomes compared to those with Type 1.
Women of all ages generally faced worse outcomes with Type 1 diabetes than Type 2.
The study included a large sample of over 400,000 diabetes patients.
Findings will be presented at the EASD annual meeting.
- Who
- Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden
- What
- Showed that the risks of heart disease and death from diabetes differ for men and women.
- When
- The findings will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).
- Where
- Vienna, Austria and Sweden (study location).
- Why
- To understand how diabetes types affect men and women differently regarding cardiovascular health.
- Study Focus
- Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk in T1D and T2D patients
- Study Participants
- 404,026 diabetes patients (18-84 years old)
- T1D Patients
- 38,351
- T2D Patients
- 365,675
- Male Participants
- 233,858
- Female Participants
- 170,168
- Key Finding (Men)
- Younger men with T2D have worse CVD outcomes than T1D men
- Key Finding (Women)
- Outcomes are worse for women with T1D compared to T2D