Insulin sensitivity predicts cognitive decline in individuals with prediabetes

202083 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Caroline Willmann · German Center for Diabetes Research

Kathrin Brockmann · University of Tübingen

Róbert Wágner · University Children's Hospital Tübingen

Stephanie Kullmann · Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V.

Hubert Preißl · University of Tübingen

G. Schnauder · University Children's Hospital Tübingen

Walter Maetzler

Abstract

Insulin resistance rather than sole elevation of blood glucose predicts cognitive decline, specifically in the memory domain, in persons with prediabetes. Treatments of diabetes that improve insulin sensitivity might therefore have the potential to postpone or even prevent cognitive decline in patients with diabetes.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Neurological Disorders and Treatments Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care

Volume 8, Issue 2, pp. e001741-e001741

DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001741

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