SUGAR! Oh honey, honey, Check those HORMONES, girl... To get you feelin' more like YOU! In honor of World Diabetes Day and Diabetes Month in both the United States and Canada , my last post covered the basics of diabetes including risk factors, signs & symptoms, pre-diabetes, and prevention tips. You can find it here . Diabetes is a condition that affects approximately 1 out of every 9 adult women in the United States and up to 30% of women in the US have pre-diabetes. Diabetes increases the risk of other health conditions, particularly complications with pregnancy and heart disease. While prevalence of diabetes in WOMEN is slightly less than men, they also have SPECIAL considerations related to hormonal differences and stress that can increase their risk of complications. These hormonal differences also come into play for those with hormone abnormalities, those taking hormone supplements, and transgender people. So let's talk a little more about how...