Early signs of diabetes.. Are symptoms different for men and women?
Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95% of diabetes cases, and there is a higher rate of this type of disease in men than in women.
However, women tend to be diagnosed earlier than men, and they are at risk of developing more serious complications.
But is there any difference in the symptoms that appeared?
Explore everything you need to know about diabetes and sex on Express.
In fact, statistics show that 2.4% of men in England between the ages of 35 and 44 suffer from diabetes compared to just 1.2% of women of the same age.
It is important to know and look for the warning signs from a young age because the condition can go undetected for 10 years or more.
For this reason, more than half of people with diabetes experience complications at this stage.
So, what are the early signs of diabetes and do they differ in men and women?
General symptoms of diabetes
Most symptoms of diabetes are the same in men and women.
The general symptoms of type 2 diabetes are:
• Urinating more than usual, especially at night.
• Feeling thirsty all the time.
• Feeling very tired.
• Lose weight without trying.
• Frequent thrush infection.
• Wounds take longer to heal.
• Blurred vision.
Do diabetes symptoms differ according to gender?
The symptoms of diabetes are generally the same in men and women, but there are some differences between the sexes as the condition progresses.
According to News-Medical Net, men experience a loss of muscle mass and genital thrush.
Both men and women can suffer serious health complications, such as amputation, neuropathy, retinopathy, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease if they cannot manage the condition.
In fact, 45% of diabetic patients experience erectile dysfunction due to nerve, muscle and blood vessel damage.
The fact that men can develop diabetes with a low BMI with additional complications such as erectile dysfunction and loss of muscle mass, could be due to the loss of testosterone later in life.
Women have a higher chance of developing heart disease, kidney disease and depression, which the medical website says makes it more dangerous to women's lives than men.
Women also experience some different early symptoms such as genital yeast infections, urinary tract infections, and oral yeast infections.
Some females suffer from sexual dysfunction and PCOS.
Symptoms of diabetes also change along with menopause in women because the condition affects how their bodies use insulin.
The combination of the condition with changing hormones can lead to further increases in blood glucose, weight gain and sleep problems.
Therefore, older women are more likely to develop diabetes than their male counterparts, and have a higher risk of life-threatening complications.
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