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This article is continued: Obesity, diabetes and its link to Alzheimer’s risk

There are about 18 million type 2 diabetics who are considered to have at least two to three times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease compared to non diabetics.

However, type 2 diabetes often leads to heart disease and other conditions before killing the general strike, Alzheimer’s disease, in the 70s.

Dr. Ralph Nixon, University of New York, vice president of the Alzheimer’s Association’s scientific advisory board, states that the genetics are still the main risk factor for dementia.

“In no way means that you will develop Alzheimer’s disease and certainly many people with Alzheimer’s disease without diabetes,” he warns.

But the latest research strengthens the link, scientists have wondered whether diabetes and its associated metabolic syndrome increases the risk only to boost the brain changes underlying Alzheimer’s disease or if it adds an extra layer of damage to the fight the brain.

Among the findings:

Subtly slows brain function in type 2 diabetes increases blood sugar before obvious that people have memory problems.

In a large national study, doctors gave a battery of cognitive tests on nearly 3,000 diabetics.

While scientists classify exactly what happens, research suggests that some common sense protections, if you have diabetes, follow closely the advice of your doctor to control it.

Try lowering high cholesterol and blood pressure can damage the brain in terms of blood supply and deterioration in memory problems.

And if you’re still healthy, Nixon advises perform the same steps that help prevent diabetes and heart disease, a good diet and plenty of exercise.

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