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Gender differences in glucose homeostasis and diabetes

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Mauvais-Jarvis, Franck·2018·Physiology & Behavior

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Some aspects of glucose homeostasis are regulated differently in males and females. This review discusses the most fundamental gender differences in glucose homeostasis and diabetes. These include the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance, the prevalence and incidence of type 2 and type 1 diabetes, and the sex-specific effects of testosterone and estrogen deficiency and excess. These gender-specific differences in glucose homeostasis represent a source of factors that should be studied to develop gender-based therapeutic avenues for diabetes.

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  • Fasting plasma glucose is more sensitive in diagnosing T2DM in males, while females exhibit a greater impairment in glucose tolerance.

    “It has been shown that fasting plasma glucose is more sensitive in diagnosing T2DM in males, while females exhibit a greater impairment in glucose tolerance [14].”

    From Sex Differences in Response to Treatment with Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists: Opportunities for a Tailored Approach to Diabetes and Obesity Care (2022) · cites this paper as [14]

    The ‘Gender differences in type 2 diabetes’ section (page unavailable) says impaired fasting glucose is more prevalent in men and impaired glucose tolerance is more prevalent in women. It also says excluding the two-hour glucose result may underestimate diabetes and prediabetes in women. This supports the sex difference in detection, but the paper does not establish that fasting plasma glucose has greater diagnostic sensitivity for T2DM in males. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Testosterone deficiency may be responsible for insulin resistance in males, whereas in females insulin resistance can occur as a result of a hyperandrogenic state.

    “More specifically, it has been argued that testosterone deficiency may be responsible for insulin resistance in males, whereas in females the latter can occur as a result of a hyperandrogenic state [14].”

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Authors
Mauvais-Jarvis, F.
Venue
Physiology & Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-04
Volume
187
Pages
20-23
ISSN
0031-9384 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2748918265
Cited by
377
References
62
Citations by year
2026: 40 · 2025: 44 · 2024: 59 · 2023: 69 · 2022: 59 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 1
FWCI
16.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Physiology & Behavior (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (DK074970, DK107444)
  • American Diabetes Association (7-13-BS-101)
  • VA Merit Review Award (BX003725)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Sex and Gender in Healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
Keywords
gender differences, glucose homeostasis, diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, testosterone, estrogen, sex hormones, sex differences in disease incidence
MeSH terms
Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Homeostasis, Humans, Male, Sex Characteristics, Glucose Intolerance

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