Regulating Sugar Levels Can Stave Off Mental Decline

2016-10-22T09:07:00+00:00

Older type-2 diabetes patients are at greater risk of cognitive impairment than their non-diabetic counterparts. They also are at a higher risk of brain atrophy, so control of the insulin levels is key to normal brain performance, and reduced levels of insulin could contribute to dementia progression, including Alzheimer’s disease. The ACCORD trial, after 40 [...]