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More and more young people are also being diagnosed with these conditions.
With a multifaceted treatment plan in place at the prediabetes state,many cases can go into remission.
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About 20% (or 2,330) had prediabetes at the outset.
And the impact wasn’t small.
In terms of cognitive collateral damage, the later the throw in 2 diagnosis, the better.
By age 80, there was no noticeable increase in dementia risk among the participants with diabetes or not.
“Prediabetes is associated with dementia risk, but this risk is explained by the development of diabetes.
Diabetes onset at an early age is most strongly related to dementia.
As we continue to learn more, keep in mind that small lifestyle changes can make a big difference.
