Neurology

David Levy, MD, FRCP      Introduction The devastating consequences of diabetic neuropathy are seen every day both in hospital – more bed days are taken up with the consequences of diabetic foot ulceration than any other diabetic complication – and in primary care, where sensory symptoms, especially pain, and autonomic neuropathy, especially …

Elevated blood glucose caused increase in amyloid beta leveles in the brain… While many earlier studies have pointed to diabetes as a possible contributor to Alzheimer’s, the new study – in mice – shows that elevated glucose in the blood can rapidly increase levels of amyloid beta, a key component …

High blood glucose affects brain’s hippocampus even in non-diabetics…. 

High post-menopausal estrogen levels may be risky…. 

New data point to the negative effects on the brain of high glucose…. 

Even people who didn’t have type 2 diabetes but had blood sugar at the high end of the normal range performed worse on memory tests….

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Mediterranean diet may delay the onset of symptoms of dementia….

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Data from a regional stroke registry suggest that stroke may be shifting from a disease of the elderly to a midlife health concern….