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Is
Alzheimer’s a form of diabetes?
From Dr. Baverman
“BRAIN DIABETES”
There has been a long standing debate of whether or not insulin is
produced in
the brain. Researchers have recently concluded that insulin is indeed
produced
in different regions of the brain and is related to Alzheimer’s
disease. The
highest production is found in the hippocampus (the region associated
with
memory, learning and other cognitive functions) and in the hypothalamus
(regulates emotion, and involuntary functions). One study found the
brains’
of Alzheimer’s victims showed evidence of diminished production
of insulin.
Dr. de la Monte and her colleagues in a review of studies suggested that
Alzheimer’s disease is a neuroendocrine disorder that is similar
to type 2
diabetes but more complicated. The researchers call it “brain
diabetes”
and propose that Alzheimer’s be called “Type 3
Diabetes”. Their review
was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disorders. What is
known is that
depletion of neuronal insulin receptor along with other factors
reproduce
Alzheimer’s type degeneration supporting the theory that
Alzheimer’s
disease may be caused in part by neuronal insulin resistance. Ex: Brain
Diabetes
It is now well known that a lot of diabetes is triggered by the
deficiency in
growth hormone and insulin that the brain manufactures. Read The Edge
Effect
to find about how to get at the root of your diabetes – through
your brain.
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most fundamental dimension of your health – The Brain.
**de la Monte SM, Wands JR. Review of insulin and insulin-like growth
factor
expression, signaling, and malfunction in the central nervous system:
relevance to Alzheimer’s disease. J Alzheimer’s Dis. 2005
Feb; 7(1):
45-61.
Check your Brain, Check your Health
If cerebral blood flow to the brain is interrupted, brain functions
cease
within seconds and damage occurs. A review published in Nature Reviews
Neuroscience says that cerebrovascular dysregulation is a feature not
only of
cerebrovascular pathologies, such as stroke, but also of
neurodegenerative
conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Cerebrovascular dysregulation occurs following acute brain injury such
as
stroke and trauma and is associated with risk factors for
cerebrovascular
diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. This can impair the ability
of the
brain to maintain cerebral blood flow.
Carotid and Transcranial ultrasounds find the cerebral vascular
regulation
problems associated with stroke, depression and Alzheimer’s.
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*Iadecola C. Neurovascular Regulation in the normal brain and in
Alzheimer’s
disease. Nature Reviews, Neuroscience. May 2004.
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Ralph Fucetola, JD
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