An Estimate of Lifetime Cognitive Change and Its Relationship with Diabetes Health in Older Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: Preliminary Results

For individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D), minimizing exposure to hyperglycaemia (high glucose), is key in preventing microvascular complications, such as retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy. Chronic hyperglycaemia may also contribute to the development of cognitive deficit as reported in groups with T1D when compared to healthy controls [1]. However, some researchers maintain that it is the development of the microvascular complications associated with chronic hyperglycaemia that is the primary contributor to these areas of cognitive deficit [2].