Open AccessCognitive impairment and its association with glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Author(s) -
Coredath Venugopal Lalithambika,
Chankramath S Arun,
L Saraswathy,
Renjitha Bhaskaran
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_24_19
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , montreal cognitive assessment , glycemic , type 2 diabetes mellitus , postprandial , blood sugar , diabetic retinopathy , type 2 diabetes , retinopathy , pediatrics , cognitive impairment , disease , endocrinology
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the major causes of increasing morbidity worldwide. Effective screening is carried out routinely for diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy. Of late, studies have reported that cognitive decline can occur in people with diabetes, which could go undetected for a long period, and hence routine screening could be warranted.