No Slowing Of Cognitive Decline With Intensive Blood Sugar Control In Type 2 Diabetes - MediLexicon: "No Slowing Of Cognitive Decline With Intensive Blood Sugar Control In Type 2 Diabetes

Main Category: Diabetes
Also Included In: Alzheimer's / Dementia | Neurology / Neuroscience
Article Date: 30 Sep 2011

Researchers who compared intensive glucose-lowering treatment with standard glucose control in older patients with type 2 diabetes found that contrary to expectations, super-tight control of blood sugar did not slow the mental decline of diabetes-related dementia, and in the case of their study participants, it was actually linked to a higher rate of death. "

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