Diabetics Develop Dementia Sooner than Non-Diabetics

Australian researchers have determined that people with diabetes are at risk of developing dementia earlier and dying sooner from its complications.

According to the researchers, diabetics develop dementia an average of 2.2 years earlier than non-diabetics. While diabetes is a risk factor for dementia, little is known about the association between the two conditions.

Individuals with diabetes and dementia died an average of 2.6 years earlier than non-diabetics, according to the study. People with a long history of diabetes who were diagnosed with dementia before turning 65 died almost twice as fast.

The study also noted that as people got older, the impacts of having both diabetes and dementia became less pronounced.

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