Diabetes & Cognitive Dysfunction - Simplified

Welcome back to EndoPod! We are very glad to be starting back and hope you didn’t miss us too much. In this episode, Hepsi (3rd year MBChB student) is covering the potential link between diabetes and decline in mental function leading to conditions such as dementia. Is there any scope for new treatments with this information? Listen in to find out! This is a simplified version for our listeners without a scientific/medical background.

Aberdeen University Endocrinology Society are a student lead organisation. All information provided in this podcast are intended for educational purposes. This podcast is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified health professional. The students involved in the making of this episode are in the 3rd year of their medical education (Hepsi Xavier).

References:

https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/40/4/461

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085321/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5528145/

https://www.idf.org/aboutdiabetes/what-is-diabetes/facts-figures.html

http://academics.wellesley.edu/Biology/Concepts/Html/neurogenesiswhat.html

https://www.healthline.com/health/oxidative-stress

https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes/medication-management/blood-glucose-testing-and-control/hypoglycemia

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/1696172

https://www.news-medical.net/health/Alzheimers-tangles-and-plaques-whats-the-difference.aspx