from Pennington Biomedical Research Center
It is important for diabetics to properly
control blood sugar levels. A new study
shows doing so improves the ability to
think clearly, learn and remember.
Authors at Pennington Biomedical
Research Center theorized that people
with greater improvements in blood sugar
levels, physical activity and weight loss
would have better cognitive scores. Every
little improvement in blood sugar control
was associated with improved cognition.
Increasing physical activity was beneficial
for people who were overweight but not
considered obese. Authors say don’t think
you can simply let yourself get all the way
to the obese range, lose some weight and
everything in the brain will be fine. Some
cognition loss, they suggest, is
irreversible.