According to Diabetes Health:

Diabetes and pre-diabetes are associated with a seventy-five percent increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

…brain scans of insulin-resistant adults reveal reduced glucose metabolism in certain brain regions; the pattern is identical to that seen in people who get Alzheimer’s years down the road.

What does this mean? If you have diabetes, make sure you work hard to manage it properly. Also, there will probably be more work on making people less resistant to insulin, since the study showed that diabetics who received treatment to make them sensitive to insulin were able to improve their memories.

Posted by on 07.29.2007 • Alzheimers Health News