High rate of hypoglycemia in 6770 type 2 diabetes patients with comorbid dementia: A multicenter cohort study on 215,932 patients from the German/Austrian diabetes registry

One major public health problem in older people is the occurrence of neurocognitive disorders such as dementia. The prevalence of dementia has increased over the last years, especially in people 85 years and older [1]. It is estimated that globally 35.6 million people live with dementia [2]. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease [3]. It accounts for 60% to 80% of cases [3]. Other forms of dementia are: (i) vascular dementia, (ii) mixed forms of dementia, (iii) Lewy body dementia, (iv) frontotemporal dementia, and (v) dementia caused by other degenerative conditions (e.g., Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Parkinson's disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus) [3].

Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - October 29, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Nicole Prinz, Julia Stingl, Albrecht Dapp, Michael D. Denkinger, Peter Fasching, Peter M. Jehle, Sigrun Merger, Steffen Mühldorfer, Urte Pieper, Andreas Schuler, Andrej Zeyfang, Reinhard W. Holl, on behalf of the DPV initiative Source Type: research