A study of 283,772 U.S. adults over age 50 found that people with type 1 diabetes were nearly three times as likely to develop dementia compared to those without diabetes. During the 2.4-year follow-up period, 2.6% of type 1 diabetes participants developed dementia, compared to 1.8% with type 2 diabetes and 0.6% without diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition preventing insulin production, showed a stronger dementia association than type 2 diabetes, a metabolic disorder linked to lifestyle factors. The research suggests the dementia risk correlation may be even stronger for type 1 diabetes than previously understood for type 2 diabetes.
"We have known that type 2 diabetes is linked to an increased risk of dementia, but this new research suggests that, unfortunately, the association may be even stronger for those with type 1 diabetes."
"The study followed participants for an average of 2.4 years. During that time, 2,348 of them developed dementia: 0.6% of the group without diabetes, 1.8% of the group with type 2 diabetes, and a staggering 2.6% of the group with type 1 diabetes."
"Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune form of the disease that prevents the body from making the insulin it needs to process sugars; type 2 diabetes is a more common metabolic disorder that causes muscle, liver, and fat cells to stop responding to the insulin the body does produce."
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