Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Diabetes & Women

Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes can affect women throughout their life stages.  Currently, There are over 9 million women who have diabetes among those with diabetes in the U.S. The numbers of women with diabetes is higher for Hispanic/Latina women and for Native American women, when compared to white women who have diabetes.

For more information on this topic and for a published national report by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, please link to the following website:

Diabetes & Women's Health Across the Life Stages: A Public Health Perspective