Hers an article on the disparate outcomes in women vs men living with T1D.
Some highlights:
-Women who developed T1D before age 10 lost an average of 17.7 years of life, while men lost 14.2 years.
-Women living with T1D vs men have a 40% higher risk of all-cause mortality.
-Women with T1D vs men have twice the risk of vascular events (fatal and non-fatal).
-The impact of the menstrual cycle on T1D management is underappreciated.
-Tidepool Period Project, whose goal is to create pump algorithms that better manage T1D during various phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle.