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I Don't Want To Pry Into Anyone's Medical Situation, Could I Ask If Anyone Here Or Knows Of Someone With Alzheimers That Is Not A Diabetic?

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Kissimmee, FL

I am reading so much about people who has alzheimers have diabetes and if you control the diabetes then you have a chance of getting rid of alzheimers. This is completely against everything I have learned and did my medical classes report on. I know we all hope there will be a cure. Unfortunately I think research is grasping at air.

March 16, 2024
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A myALZteam Member

My hubs has Alzheimer’s and he’s not diabetic. All of his numbers are good. Much better than mine!

May 22
A myALZteam Member

My husband (Alzheimer's, vascular dementia and Korsakoff's) is not diabetic. Neither was my mother (Alz). Diabetes has played no part in their diseases. My dad was type 2 diabetic and didn't have dementia.

May 22
A myALZteam Member

My husband is in his 10 r year.. high functioning , Dementia patient.. he been diabetic 2.. since he was 70 he's now 90 years young..Clyde can talk your arm off & forget in 15 min.. or what he ate 15 minutes later. He talks about everything pass 40 yrs ago. He can tell you his entire child hood...but can't tell you any thing about grandkids. Or great grandkids.. He's really very healthy & a Happy guy most of the time.🤭

March 16, 2024
A myALZteam Member

This question popped up in my feed today, so I'm updating my answer from March 2024:
In November 2024, my husband developed sudden-onset diabetes, due to a pancreatic neoplasm, which was causing his pancreas to malfunction.
His new diabetes has really underscored the importance of maintaining proper blood sugar levels, because low blood sugar definitely increases confusion. (But the Alzheimer's predated his Diabetes and did not bring it on.)

May 22 (edited)
A myALZteam Member

I'm not diabetic. I have Alzheimer's.

May 22

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