Women having early menopause or primary ovarian failure were at a 15% higher risk for type 2 diabetes, according to new findings presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Berlin. And, women with primary ovarian failure (menopause prior to the age of 40) had 50% higher odds of developing type 2 diabetes compared with women with a normal age of menopause onset.