Thursday 22 September 2011

Diabetes - Dementia link

New study indicates that diabetes may be an increased risk factor for developement of dementia according to an article published in Medscape Medical News.
Older persons with impaired fasting glucose have an increased risk of dementia, suggesting that 'glucose' in itself is the problem vs having a full-blown diabetes diagnosis says Dr. Neelum Aggarwal, MD, who is associate professor of neurological sciences at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Read the complete article at http://www.medscape.com/.

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