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   Is Alzheimer's the Newest Form of Diabetes?   
   October 28, 2013   
   Dementia   
   Alissa Sauer    
      
      
   Is Alzheimer's A New Form of Diabetes   
   The saying "you are what you eat" continues to prove itself true. We know that   
   diet is an important factor in the fight against Alzheimer's, but research is   
   showing that Alzheimer's Disease might actually be a third type of diabetes.   
      
   The Two Types of Diabetes   
   There are currently two well known types of diabetes, type 1 which people have   
   at birth and type 2 which people develop over time, mostly due to a poor diet.   
   The correlation between diabetes and Alzheimer's is well known, with diabetics   
   twice as likely    
   to develop Alzheimer's Disease later in life. But since 2005, researchers have   
   been looking into Alzheimer's Disease as a type of diabetes. Now, the evidence   
   is becoming more convincing.   
      
   Sugar Can Be Dangerous   
   Diabetes is a disorder in which the body does not use insulin correctly so   
   that sugar is not being used for energy. The result is a dangerous amount of   
   sugar that damages organs. Dr. Suzanne M. de la Monte from Brown Medical   
   School noted that insulin    
   levels in the brain were 80% lower in people with advanced Alzheimer's than in   
   a normal functioning brain. This lack of insulin in the brain means that brain   
   cells are not getting the sugar or energy they need to function and are   
   literally starving brain    
   cells, resulting in Alzheimer's.   
   In response to these studies, a new and experimental drug called (Val8)GLP-1   
   has been created which essentially controls the brain's response to blood   
   sugar. So far, the drug has had a positive response in mice by promoting new   
   brain cells to grow with    
   no side effects. The research team at Biomedical Sciences Research Institute,   
   who developed the drug, are encouraged but have a long way to go before the   
   drug is made available to Alzheimer's patients.   
      
   What This Means for You   
   For now, we know enough that the effects of a poor diet on your health are   
   catastrophic. There is enough evidence to suggest putting down the soda,   
   throwing out that candy bar, and picking up some green leafy vegetables or   
   other memory boosting    
   superfoods.   
      
   Could Alzheimer's be another form of diabetes? What are your favorite healthy,   
   brain boosting foods?    
      
       
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   http://www.alzheimers.net/2013-10-28/alzheimers-newest-form-of-diabetes/   
      
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