Progressive T2D and Brain Function Decline

[Oldvatr]

There are so many other factors. The generations now suffering from cognitive decline/Alzheimers are generations that smoked, took recreational drugs, worked with asbestos, solvents, other chemicals that wouldn't be allowed now, ate and drank foodstuffs that were sometimes adulterated with other substances, were exposed to smog, methane and other dodgy gases from leaky pipes, lead pipes, lead paint, DDT, dreadful dentistry with mercury/amalgam fillings, so on and so forth. Whatever we read now written by young journalists and researchers with sentimental ideas of the good old days - I was there and it wasn't so.

Totally agree about lead pipes. lead paint, lead toothpaste tubes, gasoline with lead additives etc. Also I was an electronics engineer, so used lead solder a lot. Also used mercury in the chemistry lab, and handled it frequently. Used aluminium pots and pans and early tin cans were soldered. I remember that most salves and ointments were zinc based, just right for nappy rash and face creams.

Now what was I going to say? I am sure I came here for a reason......

 

[cjj]

Oh my God! Stop with these scaremongering reports.

only answer to it is just don't read them.

 

[Annb]

As with everything else, we are all different. Some of us may be genetically predisposed the T2, others not. It's only when we live what is considered to be a "normal" lifestyle with a "normal" diet that the predisposition may be triggered. Perhaps that isn't the case for others. It may also be the same for people who develop Altzheimers. If the predisposition is there, they may very well succumb, if it isn't they won't. Other forms of dementia have other triggers, eg, stroke, medication for other conditions, who knows what affects the brain?

Having said that, when eating carbs, I do feel that my brain can get a bit foggy, but that also happens when I am ill with a bug (or covid). But memory - now that's something else. Along with my eyesight, it has deteriorated considerably but I am still at the stage of knowing that something is forgotten rather than losing it completely from the memory bank. I have the index card, but the file has gone missing. Just can't always make the connection. That might just be that, after so many years on this planet, my memory is bursting at the seams and, like things on a conveyor belt, some tend to drop off the end and be irretrievable.

 

[pensionistamike]

I was advised by my Doctor if I wished to help maintain a healthy brain and slow down any
possibilities of reaching Alzheimer's or Dementia stages to keep the brain active.
I find that reading a lot, doing crosswords taking part in the weekly quiz in my local
certainly does seem to be working.
Whether it will last is another thing but one can only hope.
I am 83 years of age and was diagnosed type 2 when I was 36.
My condition is tablet controlled and a monthly check up with the nurse.
Best wishes to all.