Diabetes and Memory Loss Among Elderlies
Diabetes may be one of the potential causes behind memory loss among elderlies. A group of medical experts conducted a 5 year research and found that diabetes is indeed the prime cause behind the chronic inflammation of the brain among elderlies. Such inflammation could affect the blood vessels and weakens the major brain tissues gradually.
This starts by affecting the gray matter that affects a person’s reasoning and decision-making abilities. It also makes the individual less able to perform even the simplest of all tasks.
Many medical experts would agree that from the age of 65, the brain of an average person starts shrinking. Our brains shrink around one percent each year, although for a diabetic patient, this could be as high as 12%.
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