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May 2021
Study claims developing type 2 diabetes before the age of 60 could double risk of having dementia by age 70
A study has claimed that people who develop type 2 diabetes before the age of 60 could double their likelihood of developing dementia in old age.
Type 2 diabetes, which is often linked to obesity, is largely preventable and can even be reversible in some patients.
The study undertaken at the Universite de Paris, suggested that years of irregular glucose sugar levels and insulin in the brain can contribute towards the development of dementia.
There is already a known link between diabetes and vascular dementia, a common type of the illness, which accounts for around one in six cases. This is because it damages the vessels which supply blood to the brain and blocks the flow of oxygen.
The study claimed that every extra five years that somebody lived with diabetes before they turned 70 increased their risk of having dementia by 24 per cent.
Study leader Dr Archana Sing-Manoux, said “The precise mechanisms underlying the association between type 2 diabetes and dementia remain unclear.
“Further, studies do not always show a consistent association between diabetes and hallmarks of Alzheimer disease.”
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