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Greater improvement in blood sugar control was associated with better cognitive scores.

Improving blood sugar control may enhance cognitive function in older adults with diabetes.

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Greater improvement in blood sugar control was associated with better cognitive scores (fasting glucose and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test [AVLT]: P = 0.0148; fasting glucose and Digit Symbol Coding (DSC): P = 0.0360; HbA1C and DSC: P = 0.0477).

Owen Carmichael et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2020

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Long-term Change in Physiological Markers and Cognitive Performance in Type 2 Diabetes: The Look AHEAD Study

Owen Carmichael et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2020

rct · n=1089Cited 22×

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