Diabetes Treatments May Help Alzheimer's

Reuters reports today that some diabetes drugs decrease the risk of developing dementia.  There were two studies done, one on veterans in VA hospitals and the other team on elderly patients in Oakland.  The reason for the studies were to find the effects on dementia by certain brands of diabetes drugs, but the conclusions of both reports included the finding that blood sugar control was the key correlate for preventing any type of dementia.  But drugs alone are not the best way to regulate blood sugar levels.   Here's the money quote:

"Physical activity is probably the single best way to regulate your blood sugar levels," according to William Thies, vice president of medical and scientific relations for the Alzheimer's Association.

So, it's not enough just to take your drugs, you got to run around a little bit too.