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What can cause speech to be slurred and someone to not be alert if they are diabetic and have alzheimer's?
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Many reasons: Tia or stroke, low blood sugar, very high blood sugar, inappropriate use of medications, infections, alcohol, low sodium, this list is incomplete.
Answered 8/31/2012
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Several things: It could be a symptoms of low blood sugar after too much diabetic medication, or it could be just a symptom of alzheimer's disease. It could be also a brain infarct and the condition should be investigated by a physician.
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