DEMENTIA IN DIABETES: A REVIEW

Dr. Faraz Faristha*, Dr. Mohammed Salman Hadi, Dr. Mohammed Mudassir

ABSTRACT

The world health organization definition of diabetes is for a single raised glucose reading with symptoms, otherwise raised values on two occasions, of either[1]: Fasting plasma glucose >, 7.0 mmol/l ( 126 mg / dl ) on with a glucose tolerance test, two hours after the oral dose a plasma glucose >> 11.1 mmol/l ( 200 mg / dl ). A Glycated Hemoglobin of greater than 6.5% is another method of diagnosing diabetes[2] as is random blood sugar of greater than 11.1 mmol/l ( 200 mg / dl ) in association with typical symptoms.[3] Globally as of 2010 it is estimated that there are 258 million people diabetes with type 2 making up about 90% of the cases. The term” Dementia „‟ refers to the clinical syndrome of impairment in multiple domains of cognitive function, which must include memory in a patient who remains alert with normal arousal.[4] A recent survey done by Harvard university School of public Health and the Alzheimer‟s Europe consortium revealed that the second leading health concern (after cancer) among adults is Dementia.[5] We will explore the complex relationship between Dementia and Diabetes in this review.

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