Women with Diabetes experience numerous issues from complications of the disease as well as problems resulting from increased risks of being female. Hormones, such as estrogen can interfere with the absorption of insulin in a woman’s body. When the insulin cannot be absorbed, it is unable to transfer sugar from digested food out of the bloodstream and into muscles and tissues where it can be utilized for energy. The result is high levels of blood glucose, which can cause a myriad of problems, especially if it goes undetected for a long period, which is normally the case with Type 2 Diabetes, or insulin resistance.

Women may notice irregularities in their menstrual cycle, recurring yeast infections, and chronic urinary tract infections. These conditions are due to the surge of estrogen, lack of insulin, and excess sugar. As a woman’s vagina is a warm moist area, yeast is certain to grow there …