The Problem of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Include Women in the Solution.

The author discusses aspects on the risk factor of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among patients with diabetes. He states that women with diabetes are 2.5 times prone to CVD development compared to nondiabetec women. He mentions that sex differences have an impact on CVD risk factors of diabetic patients. He adds that glycemic control is an important factor that must be considered in the study of CVD mortality among patients with diabetes.