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High blood sugars, like high cholesterol and high blood pressure, can contribute to strokes. These strokes can cause dementia. My cousin had all three for many years and refused to treat them. I'm still not sure why she was so stubborn about it. I think she was in denial, which is common with some patients.
I recall a doctor warning her to treat the Type II diabetes and that if she didn't there were things worse than death. His words haunt me. She now suffers from severe dementia.
Gradually, her untreated conditions caused dementia. She also has Altzheimers too so, we can't be sure how that is related.
Some people with dementia have no history of diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood pressure. It's such a mystery. Still, I choose to treat my Type I diabetes as aggressively as possible.
There is a certain type of dementia that can happen with diabetes. It is a metabolic dementia. It is thought to be caused by repeated hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). If corrected early enough, the damage can be reversed fairly well, but if the hypoglycemic episodes continue over a long time the damage is permanent.
Many people with diabetes frequently have hypoglycemia, particularly during the nighttime for elderly people. An endocrinologist is an excellent recommendation for trying to get the large fluctuations under control. Some GPs may order one shot of insulin a day, which can allow for large swings in glucose levels. A person who specializes is diabetes management will work with the daily medicine schedules to try to get the levels more stable. It helped my mother a lot when she was having some serious nighttime hypoglycemic episodes.
Diabetes has very bad effects on the liver and kidneys over time. When these organs no longer filter out body waste effectively, the toxins damage many tissues, including the brain.
Quote from the Mayo Clinic: "Diabetes and Alzheimer's disease are connected in ways that aren't completely understood. Though not all research confirms the connection, many studies indicate that people with diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes, are at higher risk of eventually developing Alzheimer's disease or other dementias."
Diabetes, especially if blood sugar is not well controlled, tends to result in disease of the blood vessels leading to strokes, including ministrokes which are not always noticed when they occur, but the damage they cause accumulates over time. This along with high blood pressure can lead to vascular dementia.
The other aspect of diabetes and dementias is that the brain cells rely on blood sugar for fuel, and in diabetes the ability of cells , including cells in the brain, is affected, so that they are not able to process the blood sugar properly.
Pam, I have never read that whatever effects diabetes has on liver and kidneys is linked to development of dementias. Certainly diabetes can affect any organ. Could you give me a reference for that?
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
I recall a doctor warning her to treat the Type II diabetes and that if she didn't there were things worse than death. His words haunt me. She now suffers from severe dementia.
Gradually, her untreated conditions caused dementia. She also has Altzheimers too so, we can't be sure how that is related.
Some people with dementia have no history of diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood pressure. It's such a mystery. Still, I choose to treat my Type I diabetes as aggressively as possible.
Many people with diabetes frequently have hypoglycemia, particularly during the nighttime for elderly people. An endocrinologist is an excellent recommendation for trying to get the large fluctuations under control. Some GPs may order one shot of insulin a day, which can allow for large swings in glucose levels. A person who specializes is diabetes management will work with the daily medicine schedules to try to get the levels more stable. It helped my mother a lot when she was having some serious nighttime hypoglycemic episodes.
Diabetes, especially if blood sugar is not well controlled, tends to result in disease of the blood vessels leading to strokes, including ministrokes which are not always noticed when they occur, but the damage they cause accumulates over time. This along with high blood pressure can lead to vascular dementia.
The other aspect of diabetes and dementias is that the brain cells rely on blood sugar for fuel, and in diabetes the ability of cells , including cells in the brain, is affected, so that they are not able to process the blood sugar properly.
Pam, I have never read that whatever effects diabetes has on liver and kidneys is linked to development of dementias. Certainly diabetes can affect any organ. Could you give me a reference for that?