There is a complex causal relationship between menopause and diabetes, and studies have shown that menopausal women are prone to diabetes, which is determined by the characteristics of menopausal glucose metabolism. If one is already a diabetic, then menopause will also come early. I. Why are menopausal women prone to diabetes? The estrogen and progesterone secreted by normal ovaries not only stimulate the development of female reproductive organs and secondary sex characteristics, but also lower blood lipids and stimulate bone production in terms of metabolism. During menopause, when ovarian function decreases and estrogen and progesterone levels are lowered, changes in glucose and lipid metabolism are likely to occur. In addition, women in this stage often experience some bad emotions, which can cause a large increase in the secretion of certain stress hormones, which are hormones that raise blood sugar and are also hormones that fight against insulin. Therefore, these are the intrinsic causes of menopausal women’s vulnerability to diabetes. On the other hand, when women reach menopause, they tend to have successful careers, improved finances, and a richer life, plus their children grow up and the burden of household chores is reduced. As a result, people also begin to gain weight, and these are the external causes of menopausal women’s susceptibility to diabetes. According to statistics, after the age of 45, the average blood sugar level of women is higher than that of men, and the prevalence of diabetes in menopausal women is also higher than that of men. Women with previous diabetes can have more difficulty controlling their blood sugar after menopause for the reasons mentioned above. In addition, the progressive decrease of progesterone and estrogen during menopause may cause certain physiological changes in the body, which in turn may aggravate the complications of diabetes. For example, estrogen has a preventive effect on the development of cardiovascular pathology, and when estrogen production decreases, the risk of cardiovascular pathology and stroke increases. Diabetes can make women go through menopause earlier Diabetes can make women go through menopause earlier. According to an American medical report, a team of researchers found that women with type 2 diabetes are three times more likely to experience early menopause, with their average age at menopause being 48.5 years, compared to 50.1 years for non-diabetics. This means that the natural supply of estrogen in women with type 2 diabetes is depleted earlier than normal, increasing their risk of heart attack and stroke and bone disease. The research team asked more than 6,000 women between the ages of 40 and 59 in 11 Latin American countries about their menopause, depression and diabetes status, controlling for factors such as weight, blood pressure and use of hormone replacement therapy. The results showed that type 2 diabetics under the age of 45 were three times more likely to have early menopause; nearly one-third of type 2 diabetics between the ages of 40 and 44 had already experienced menopausal symptoms. Researchers also found that women with obesity are 57% more likely to develop diabetes, and high blood pressure also increases their risk of developing diabetes. Third, how to prevent diabetes in menopausal women, four points to remember 1, to understand the causes of menopausal symptoms, to eliminate tension, to face the appearance of menopause with a smooth mind. Read more articles, listen to more music, participate in collective sports and cultural activities, etc., and strive to be cheerful, open-minded and optimistic, and combine work and rest to avoid excessive stress and strain. 2.Strengthen the diet, eat more soy products, fresh vegetables, maintain the daily calories at about 2000 kcal, eat less food containing sugar and fat, especially to limit the intake of animal fat and fatty meat. 3.Increase the time of physical activity and the amount of exercise to avoid obesity. 4, pay attention to monitoring blood sugar, blood sugar fluctuations should be timely to seek medical advice, adjust the amount of medication; if the condition is serious menopausal women, should be careful when taking estrogen replacement therapy. When diabetes is not well controlled, estrogen is not recommended. If you must use them, you should first control your diabetes well, and you should always pay attention to your blood sugar and adjust the dosage or usage of the medication at any time. Oral forms of estrogen need to be metabolized by the liver, and careful consideration should be given to whether large amounts of long-term application may affect the synthesis and storage of liver glycogen.