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Is it true that type 2 diabetes causes dimentia?
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Type 2 diabetics can have diarrhea just as people without type 2 diabetes. It is not a symptom that is based on or part of the disease.
Answered 12/7/2022
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Not directly. Diabetes increases the risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease and my contribute to multi-infarct dementia. With or without the risk of dementia control of blood glucose is imperative to prevent damage to kidneys, eyes, nerves, heart and blood vessels.
Answered 12/7/2022
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