ea0056p348 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2018
Hosny Salwa
, Bekhet Meram
, Khater Mohamed
, bahaaeldin Ahmed
, Hasanin Ghada
Background: T2DM is a metabolic disorder characterized by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism.T2DM is a risk factor for Alzheimers disease and mild cognitive impairment. The etiology of cognitive impairment in people with T2DM is uncertain, but it is most likely multi factorial. Chronic hyperglycemia, cerebral micro vascular disease, severe hypoglycemia, and...