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Old 05-31-2015, 08:52 PM
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Ok, I read the article. I have Type 2 Diabetes - only 2 years. I have MANY white matter lesions in my brain (too soon to be caused by Diabetes), I'm 53. My dear Mum was devastated by Alzheimer's, her memory after aged 6 wiped away.

While there MAY be links between uncontrolled blood sugar and ameloid formation, anyone who thinks that Diabetes and Alzheimer's are of the same Family have never had a Loved One stricken with any type of Dementia - had their life and self stripped away from them, had the family shattered by this cruellest of conditions.

Dave.
My mother died of Alzheimer's. And, yes, I do believe there could be a similar root cause/contributing factor of both Alzheimer's and Diabetes Type II.
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