Name: Brenda
Current Event Posting #1
Topic: Health
Publication Name: MSNBC
Length:208 words/1 page
Health experts have already been thinking Diabetes and Alzheimer's disease are related somehow in a way. And recently, at a School of medicine they discovered one reason why the two might go together. It turns out that some genes that are controlled by insulin, also control the buildup the material in the brain that causes Alzheimer's. The buildup is often the first sign of Alzheimer's disease. The variables they came out with are out of 24 million people that have diabetes, 5 million have Alzheimer's.
Conclusion:
I believe that they still have room for finding out more about this situation. To me personally, since I have a person really important and close to me that has Type 2 Diabetes, I hope that they find a different way to control your blood sugar. Since the insulin controlling it is causing the buildup to the materials causing Alzheimer's. This helps experts target new ways of controlling and curing diabetes. For Type 2 Diabetes, it is possible to get rid of it by a having a controlled diet of eating about 1800 calories per day and exercising everyday. This way, you can decrease your medicine intake and also decrease the buildup.
Because the numbers of people who have diabetes are so much higher then the ones that have diabetes and Alzheimer's there is more room for improvement. There is still a lot of things they can learn about it. I think it is great that they are trying to figure these types of things out.
ReplyDeleteI am relieved to know that health experts have discovered such facts because it seems that one discovery will lead to another, thus coming closer to better treatments for the two diseases.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Amy, I'm also glad that people have discovered that these two diseases are linked. It could help our country and even the world as a whole become healthier by letting us all become more aware.
ReplyDeleteIf indeed Type 2 diabetes is related to Alzheimer's, then If we are able to treat diabetes effectively, we will be able to find a cure for Alzheimer's much easier. This can also lead to curing all types of diabetes.
ReplyDeleteIt's surprising that these two diseases are connected, and important for health experts to understand. I hope that this will help experts discover a cure for both.
ReplyDeleteIt's good that a connection has been found. Genetics does seem to determine much in the field of dispositions to illnesses. However, I don't get why it is conclusive to say that the two conditions are connected if only 5 out of 24 million people have both illnesses. It's a good finding though.
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