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Study Ties High Blood Sugar To Dementia

Posted by timothy on from the news-for-nerds-with-brains dept.

A study published last week in the New England Journal suggests that blood sugar levels may be a more important indicator than previously realized for non-diabetics: high blood sugar levels were linked by the study's authors with increased risk of dementia (summary free; full article paywalled). The study followed more than 2,000 elderly participants, and found a positive correlation between blood glucose levels and development of dementia, both for patients with and without diabetes.

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  1. Where have I heard this before? by pellik · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://science.slashdot.org/story/07/10/02/0350258/alzheimers-could-be-a-third-form-of-diabetes

  2. Brain diabetes by DeathGrippe · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is particularly interesting because alzheimer's is now thought, by many researchers, to be a form of "brain diabetes."

    There are clinical data which demonstrate that alzheimer's can be reversed to some extent with medium chain triglycerides, which are absorbed by cells directly and provide energy which isn't dependent on glucose uptake.

    See: http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/alzheimers-diabetes-brain and http://w.numedica.net/literature/Reger%202004.pdf for more info.

  3. Re:diabetes is no joke! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was experiencing type II diabetic symptoms with increasing frequency. It was messing up my life.

    Solution?

    Low carb diet. Meats and saturated fats. I cut out breads entirely. If you keep your sugar intakes to about 70 grams per day or less, you're doing well. This meant cutting out most fruit. Even a potato converts into a lot of sugar.

    After a few weeks, all symptoms went away and I feel great today. Been at it for a couple of years now. I used to get super cold fingers in the cold seasons, and I had to cuddle around heaters to stay warm. Not anymore. Also my by body fat has balanced out nicely. I look better than I have in years.

    Turns out, cholesterol and saturated fats are GOOD for you. We've been lied to, yet again, in this particular case, by agribusiness and big pharma.

    Read, "Life Without Bread" for the basics. It could save your life and reverse your mom's condition. $10 for a book or years of misery? Not a hard choice.