Tag: diabetes and cognition

Half U.S. Adults Have Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes

Half U.S. Adults Have Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes In 2011-2012, the estimated prevalence of diabetes among U.S. adults was 12 percent to 14 percent and the prevalence of pre-diabetes was 37 percent to 38 percent, indicating that about half of the U.S. adult population has either diabetes or pre-diabetes, according to...

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Type 2 Diabetes Impacts Cognition, Activities of Daily Living

Type 2 Diabetes Impacts Cognition, Activities of Daily Living In just two years, people with type 2 diabetes experienced negative changes in their ability to regulate blood flow in the brain, which was associated with lower scores on tests of cognition skills and their ability to perform their daily activities,...

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