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10 Age-Related Changes in Your Body That Hurt Your Heart

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Women: Fading hormones hamper insulin

Estrogen also has an essential role to play in managing glucose, as it assists insulin in doing so.”Menopause can lead to reduced insulin secretion and increased insulin resistance, which also results in an increased likelihood for development of diabetes in susceptible individuals,” says Dr. Jellis.

Dealing with diabetes means trouble for your heart, because diabetes is contributing to large blood vessel damage which is associated with cardiovascular problems such as stroke and heart disease; it also deteriorates small blood vessels of the eyes, heart, nerves, feet, and kidneys.

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