Assessment of the Menopausal Symptoms on Quality of Life among Diabetic Women

Abstract

Diabetes and menopause may team up for varied effects on the body including: 1) changes in blood sugar level, whereas after menopause hormonal changes can trigger fluctuations in blood sugar level. 2) Weight gains which increase the need for insulin or oral diabetes medication. 3) Infections whereas the drop in estrogen makes the bacteria and yeast to thrive easier in the urinary tract and vagina. 4) Sleep problems, where as hot flashes and night sweats keep women up at night (Greenblum et al., 2017). Quality of life (QOL) defined as an individual's perception of their position in the context of culture and values system in which they live and in relation to their goal, expectation, standard and concerns. It is increasing to become an important issue in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, because of the significant role of it in women's menopause. Women experience physical or psychological symptoms in the year approaching menopause, have various distress in their lives leading to decrease in the QOL, so assessment of it deserves special attention as with increase in the life expectancy (Ham, 2015). So, the current study aimed to assess the menopausal symptoms which affect quality of life among diabetic