CHICAGO: Seniors with newly diagnosed diabetes may have up to 16% increased risk of dementia.
“Our findings add to a growing understanding that diabetes is an independent risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia,” commented first author Nisha Nigil Haroon, MD, PhD, of the University of Toronto, Ontario.
“Severe hypoglycemia, stroke, and vascular disease increased the risk of dementia,” she added. “Other aggravating factors include coronary events such as heart attacks, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease.”…