• Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep · Sep 2007

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    Type 2 diabetes and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia.

    • Rachel A Whitmer.
    • Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Epidemiology Etiology & Prevention, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, USA. Rachel.whitmer@kp.org
    • Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2007 Sep 1;7(5):373-80.

    AbstractDiabetes is a major public health burden. Even a modest effect of diabetes on cognitive function has significant public health implications. Several lines of mechanistic evidence implicate a role of insulin and glucose metabolism on risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. Population-based studies have shown that those with type 2 diabetes mellitus have an increased risk of cognitive impairment, dementia, and neurodegeneration. There are many mechanisms through which diabetes could increase risk of dementia, including glycemia, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, advanced glycation endproducts, inflammatory cytokines, and microvascular and macrovascular disease. This paper presents a review of the evidence on diabetes and increased risk of dementia and cognitive impairment, a discussion of different possible mechanisms, and remaining gaps in our knowledge.

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