Diabetes and Dementia
This paper is a good reminder of the merits of taking care of your health: "Recent evidence suggests that the molecular defects associated with the development of diabetes also contribute to an increased risk of all types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and Pick's disease. Indeed, the presence of type II diabetes mellitus results in a two to three fold higher risk of developing dementia ... There are currently 250 million people [worldwide] diagnosed with diabetes, and this number is predicted to double within the next 20 years, therefore the associated risk translates into a potential explosion in the appearance of dementia in the population. This review primarily focuses on the proposed molecular links between insulin action, Diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, while discussing the potential for therapeutic intervention to alleviate these disorders." Diabetes is a lifestyle condition for most - it can be avoided, minimized or reversed to a surprisingly large degree. Little that medical science can do today is better than taking care of your health over the years when it comes to metabolic disorders and their impact on your life span.