A new study suggests that consistent high blood sugar levels could be tied to memory decline. The long term study spent ten years following 5,189 people, average age of 66. They tested their blood sugar using HbA1c, a test that accurately measures blood glucose levels over a period of weeks or months.
Discovering that High Blood Sugar Levels Could be Tied to Memory Decline
Originally, the study wasn’t focused on memory loss, but over time researchers noticed scores on memory tests declined as the HbA1c levels increased. Even in people without diabetes.
The study controlled for many other variables, among them age, sex, cholesterol, B.M.I., education, marital status, depression, smoking, alcohol consumption, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The authors of the study are quick to say this is not necessarily cause and effect, but it could be a factor in cognitive decline.
Hopefully they will do more studies to learn more.
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