Importance of hypoglycemia on the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in elderly subjects with diabetes mellitus

Sevilay Muratli,1 Fatih Tufan,2 Ozlem Soyluk,2 Gulistan Bahat,1 M Akif Karan11Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyWe read the article on the study of "Link between type 2 diabe...

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Main Authors: Muratli S, Tufan F, Soyluk O, Bahat G, Karan MA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-11-01
Series:Clinical Interventions in Aging
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/importance-of-hypoglycemia-on-the-risk-of-alzheimerrsquos-disease-in-e-peer-reviewed-article-CIA
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Summary:Sevilay Muratli,1 Fatih Tufan,2 Ozlem Soyluk,2 Gulistan Bahat,1 M Akif Karan11Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyWe read the article on the study of "Link between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease: from epidemiology to mechanism and treatment" by Li et al.1 The review is very detailed and rational, considering the link between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease and giving a new outlook as type 3 diabetes. It provides important information about the effects of the hyperglycemic complications of diabetes and treatment of dementia.View original paper by Li et al
ISSN:1178-1998