Diabetes affects both men and women, and affects people from a very young age to a very old age. However, there are differences in diabetic outcome when comparing men and women. The rate of death for men with diabetes dropped between 1971 and 2000. However, this was only seen in men.
The death rate for diabetic women was not decreased at all. There were several reasons behind this difference. The important reason being Diabetic symptoms in women being harder to diagnose. This infographic shows the top symptoms and diabetic complications specifically for women.
Infographic by signs of diabetes in women