Women, Gender and Diabetes

How to complete this assignment:

Read the article Women, Gender Equality, and Diabetes (Attached)

Copy and paste the three questions below into a Word document

• Type your responses

Please refrain from yes or no answers

• Be sure to reference the material and research at least one more source that can justify each answer
• Answer these questions:  
• Why should a diabetic “epidemic” be of serious concern to us? What aspects of life are affected by this disease? (List at least five)
• Based on the article, what do you consider to be the most important predisposing factors that result in diabetes in women? Indicate which ones are preventable.

How might gender norms and cultural expectations regarding the roles of men and women affect the prevalence, perception, and treatment of diabetes?