Recent studies conclude that high glucose levels can negatively affect memory and impair cognition. In fact, individuals with diabetes, a condition that causes elevated high blood sugar levels, are known to have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia. It seems that the brain in type II diabetes, just like the… Continue reading Can Sugar Dissolve Your Memory?
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Some Diabetes Patients Are Over-Treated, Study Finds
Although diabetes is one of the most serious health problems we face, a new study found that 11 percent of patients are actually over-treated. The study focused on blood sugar medication. Elevated blood sugar can harm everything from the heart and kidneys to eyes and feet. But stopping, or cutting back on, such drugs may… Continue reading Some Diabetes Patients Are Over-Treated, Study Finds
A New Way to Help Diabetes Patients
Researchers have developed a method of identifying those diabetes patients who are at most risk for being admitted to an emergency room or hospital because of very low blood sugar. The results of the research, led by investigators from Kaiser Permanente, was published in JAMA Internal Medicine in August 2017. Advances in care and improved… Continue reading A New Way to Help Diabetes Patients
Diabetes and Fall Risk
As you age, your chances of experiencing a fall increase. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control reports that one-third of people over the age of 65 experience a fall every year in the U.S. And recent studies have shown that you become even more of a fall risk if you’re over 65 and have… Continue reading Diabetes and Fall Risk
Senior Diabetic Patients May Be Overtreated
Aggressively controlling blood sugar in older diabetics may actually lead to over-treatment and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), researchers say. Investigators from Yale University School of Medicine published their findings in JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers found that many diabetics 65 years and older got aggressive treatment regardless of their health status and blood sugar levels.… Continue reading Senior Diabetic Patients May Be Overtreated