http://www.bidmc.org/News/InResearch/2011/November/DiabetesandBrain.aspx
Back with some reeeeeaaallllyyyy cheery news folks!
“It appears that chronic hyperglycemia and insulin resistance – the hallmarks of diabetes – trigger the release of adhesion molecules [sVCAM and sICAM] and set off a cascade of events leading to the development of chronic inflammation,” says Novak. “Once chronic inflammation sets in, blood vessels constrict, blood flow is reduced, and brain tissue is damaged.
“In fact, at the age of 65, the average person’s brain shrinks about one percent a year, but in a diabetic patient, brain volume can be lowered by as much as 15 percent.”
Cripes, as if we needed any other reasons to be good then this is it! 8)
Back with some reeeeeaaallllyyyy cheery news folks!
“It appears that chronic hyperglycemia and insulin resistance – the hallmarks of diabetes – trigger the release of adhesion molecules [sVCAM and sICAM] and set off a cascade of events leading to the development of chronic inflammation,” says Novak. “Once chronic inflammation sets in, blood vessels constrict, blood flow is reduced, and brain tissue is damaged.
“In fact, at the age of 65, the average person’s brain shrinks about one percent a year, but in a diabetic patient, brain volume can be lowered by as much as 15 percent.”
Cripes, as if we needed any other reasons to be good then this is it! 8)
