http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=28149
People with type 2 who intensively lower their blood sugar are not preventing cognitive decline, according to new research. Individuals with type 2 diabetes who are older than age 70 are twice as likely to develop cognitive impairment that is linked to their disease than those without diabetes.
They concluded: "Cognitive function affects the ability of patients to follow complex disease management protocols, and impaired cognition predicts cardiovascular disease and severe hypoglycemic events....."
Well, maybe we will see about that then... 8)
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High Insulin-Like Growth Factor Levels Protect Against Alzheimer's and Brain Atrophy: Presented at ANA
Relatively low serum levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) may be associated with a high risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and brain atrophy, even among individuals free of clinical dementia, according to research presented here at the 136th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA).
http://main.pslgroup.com/news/content.nsf/MedicalNews/852576140048867C8525791900687197
People with type 2 who intensively lower their blood sugar are not preventing cognitive decline, according to new research. Individuals with type 2 diabetes who are older than age 70 are twice as likely to develop cognitive impairment that is linked to their disease than those without diabetes.
They concluded: "Cognitive function affects the ability of patients to follow complex disease management protocols, and impaired cognition predicts cardiovascular disease and severe hypoglycemic events....."
Well, maybe we will see about that then... 8)
see also
High Insulin-Like Growth Factor Levels Protect Against Alzheimer's and Brain Atrophy: Presented at ANA
Relatively low serum levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) may be associated with a high risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and brain atrophy, even among individuals free of clinical dementia, according to research presented here at the 136th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA).
http://main.pslgroup.com/news/content.nsf/MedicalNews/852576140048867C8525791900687197
