Tag : Heart disease

Your body gets most of its energy from glucose, a form of sugar that comes from some of the food you eat. If you have diabetes, it’s harder for your body to turn food into energy. That’s because the body either:

Generally, heart disease treatment in women and in men is similar. We always associate chest pain with heart attacks, and for good reason, but it’s not the whole story — especially for women. While chest pain is the most common symptom of a heart attack, women can have symptoms that aren’t related to chest pain at all. They need to […]

Women can make several lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of heart disease, including:

Heart disease for women risk factors: Women with diabetes are at greater risk of heart disease than are men with diabetes.