糖尿病会让女性的绝经期提前。哥伦比亚卡塔赫纳大学的研究团队发现,女性2型糖尿病患者更年期提前的可能性会增加3倍,她们更年期来临的平均年龄为48.5岁,而非糖友更年期来临的平均年龄为50.1岁。这就意味着,女性2型糖尿病患者体内雌激素的天然供应比正常情况下耗尽得更早,从而增加了她们心脏病发作和罹患中风与骨骼疾病的风险。 Diabetes causes menopause in women ahead of schedule. A team from the University of Cartagena, Colombia, found that women with type 2 diabetes had a threefold increase in the likelihood of menopause ahead of schedule, the mean age at which menopause approached was 48.5 years, and the average age at onset of non-menopause was 50.1 years. This means that the natural supply of estrogen in women with type 2 diabetes is depleted earlier than normal, thereby increasing their risk of heart attack and stroke and bone disease.