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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 758636" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>You could put a different spin on that story.</p><p></p><p>Mortality rates with T1 are higher in men than women</p><p></p><p><em>Women die, on average, at an older age than men. Women, before the menopause seem to be protected against CVD . It's been known for a long time that this protection seems to be lost in women with T1. Thus, the excess mortality :ie over women who don't have diabetes is greater in women than the excess mortality in T1 men over those men who don't have diabetes</em>.</p><p>(that's why the CVD risk in T1 women is treated differently than the risk in the non diabetic female population)</p><p></p><p>I do wonder how much the figures are influenced by the number of women who omit insulin injections . Sadly ,long term follow up of those that do have shown that it's highly associated with the development of complications and increased mortality rates.</p><p></p><p>That isn't the same thing as a short rise during menstruation but it's obviously important to try to keep it minimal .As NVB says it's important to look for patterns and use increased insulin to counter the rise.Not easy if your cycle is not regular but personally I remember subtle signs that it was on the way. (not necessarily glucose related)</p><p>When you have higher morning levels have you tried using exercise at all? As my T1 was late onset, I didn't have that many years when I had T1 and was still menstruating but I did find that exercise still 'worked' .during my periods.</p><p>I have the opposite experience about eating, I've always found though that I have better overall levels if I don't miss meals</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 758636, member: 12578"] You could put a different spin on that story. Mortality rates with T1 are higher in men than women [I]Women die, on average, at an older age than men. Women, before the menopause seem to be protected against CVD . It's been known for a long time that this protection seems to be lost in women with T1. Thus, the excess mortality :ie over women who don't have diabetes is greater in women than the excess mortality in T1 men over those men who don't have diabetes[/I]. (that's why the CVD risk in T1 women is treated differently than the risk in the non diabetic female population) I do wonder how much the figures are influenced by the number of women who omit insulin injections . Sadly ,long term follow up of those that do have shown that it's highly associated with the development of complications and increased mortality rates. That isn't the same thing as a short rise during menstruation but it's obviously important to try to keep it minimal .As NVB says it's important to look for patterns and use increased insulin to counter the rise.Not easy if your cycle is not regular but personally I remember subtle signs that it was on the way. (not necessarily glucose related) When you have higher morning levels have you tried using exercise at all? As my T1 was late onset, I didn't have that many years when I had T1 and was still menstruating but I did find that exercise still 'worked' .during my periods. I have the opposite experience about eating, I've always found though that I have better overall levels if I don't miss meals [/QUOTE]
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