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ea0041ep496 | Diabetes complications | ECE2016

Diabetes and cognitive impairment

Alkan Gulin , Tanrikulu Seher , Idiz Cemile , Beser Birsu , Kalem Sukriye Akca , Satman Ilhan , Cakir Sibel , Dinccag Nevin

Introduction: Diabetic patients have an increased risk of developing dementia and cognitive impairments. DM related factors such as macrovascular and microvascular complications, glucose toxicity, hyperinsulinemia have been suggested to be involved cognitive impairment even in prediabetic stage. Our aim is to establish the relationship between insulin resistance and cognitive impairment and the effect of poorly controlled diabetes on cognitive impairment.<p class="abstext"...