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Diabetes tends to cause problems throughout body and glucose is a fuel for the brain. Question arises if too much blood glucose is bad for the brain function?
Dr. Yaffee and colleagues from the University of California in San Francisco wished to examine the impact of poorly controlled diabetes on the mental function especially in older persons and the potential for developing dementia.
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These authors studied 1983 women including 53 diabetics. In this cohort, they examined relationship between the control of blood glucose (HbA1C level) and the risk for developing dementia.
They found that in women with HbA1C level of 7% or greater, the risk for developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) was increased nearly 4-fold. Overall, the risk for developing MCI or dementia was enhanced almost three-fold.
Take home message: We should consider HbA1C monitoring in elderly patients at risk for mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
Do you or someone close to you has diabetes mellitus? Do you try to control the blood glucose compulsively? Are you convinced of the significance of the good blood glucose control?
