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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, and for those with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, the risk is even higher. In this episode of The Diabetic Toolbox, Renee dives into an often-overlooked but critical conversation about how blood sugar affects women’s heart health and why diabetes affects women's hearts differently from men's.February is Women’s Heart Health Month, making this an essential time to understand the connection between diabetes, hormones, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease. In this episode, Renee explains why women with diabetes are more likely to experience delayed diagnosis and less aggressive treatment, and how hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause can quietly increase heart disease risk even when lab values appear only mildly elevated.You’ll also learn why heart disease symptoms in women often do not resemble the classic signs we are taught to watch for. Instead of chest pain, many women experience fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness, jaw pa