Robinredbreast said:
OMG
I already have the memory of a goldfish
I think we have enough on our plates :wink: I know I do at the moment !!!!!!!! RRB
If only suffering from some side effects could exempt us from others RRB.
My father suffered from dementia - minly short trerm memory loss - after a stroke . Both caused by his diabees remaining untreated although it was known. In the circumstances when all this occcurered he never had a brain scan and we were told
his problem was trans-ischaemic attacks.
It was necesssary to treat him wih insulin after his stroke and although he lived for about 15 years afterwards his mental condition never deeriorated urher.
I was never really convinced abou the diagnosis but there was no point in subjecting him to invasive tests.
I have been very nterested in previous reports about the brain producing its own insulin etc.
So onvce again , thanks Jim. There is obviously a long way to go and much more to discover but ts interesting.
As I obviously inherited my defective gene from my father I may have inherited a tendency to this paricular complication too.
Having said that , in his case it was probably a blessing as I don't think he could have accepted the limitatiomns of his physical condition had ghe been aware of it for more than a very shor ime at a stretch.
As it was , his resoning power and wit stayed intact until the end.