It would appear that the connection between type II diabetes and Alzheimer's disease is pretty tenuous at this point.
The important thing to remember is that insulin has effects on the human body that go far beyond controlling blood glucose levels. The first one that comes to mind is it's roll as a growth factor.
It's an interesting hypotheses, but I think a lot more data has to be collected before anyone could claim an actual connection between the two diseases.
The important thing to remember is that insulin has effects on the human body that go far beyond controlling blood glucose levels. The first one that comes to mind is it's roll as a growth factor.
It's an interesting hypotheses, but I think a lot more data has to be collected before anyone could claim an actual connection between the two diseases.