Diabetes, cognitive impairment, and dementia

Are strongly linked, but the precise mechanisms are unclear The Dementia UK report, published earlier this year on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Society, predicts that by 2050, 34 million people worldwide will have dementia, and 71% of these people will live in developing countries.1 Currently, nearly 700 000 people have dementia in the United Kingdom, and worldwide this figure approaches 18 million. Dementia costs the UK economy around £17bn...