Cognitive impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the role of hypoglycemic therapy

• Main Author: N.V. Pashkovska
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Publishing House Zaslavsky 2018-02-01
• Series: Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal
• Subjects: type 2 diabetes mellitus; cognitive impairment; hypoglycemic therapy
• Online Access: http://iej.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/127097

The article presents data on epidemiology, risk factors, mechanisms of development, clinical features of cognitive impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The literature data about the dependence of the incidence and severity of cognitive impairment on the type of hypoglycemic therapy are analyzed. As well as the results of clinical and experimental studies concerning the peculiarities of cognitive functions against the background of using various antidiabetic agents — meglitinides, biguanides, thiazolidinediones, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and insulin.