Diabetic people are more prone to have heart related problems at their early ages. In addition, diabetes also enhances the risk of Alzheimer’s and some other variants in later ages, latest research stated.

The study observed around 1000 people of approximately 60 years and reached to the conclusion that diabetic people have 50 percent more chances to suffer from Alzheimer disease.

“It’s really important for the [public's] health to understand that diabetes is a significant risk factor for all of these types of dementia,” says Rachel Whitmer, Ph.D., an epidemiologist in the research division of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, a nonprofit health-care organization based in Oakland, California.

Whitmer was not exactly in the research team but studied the risks caused by Alzheimer. It has been found that there are many linkages between diabetes and dementia. The study is indeed comprehensive and clearly charts out that diabetic people have more risk and emphasize the need of precautionary measures as such.

In diabetes, because of increased sugar level in blood, body becomes unable to break amyloid (a protein) which is responsible for formation of plaque in brain. It finds linkage in Alzheimer disease.

In addition, high blood sugar narrows down brain’s arteries which is responsible for a condition called vascular dementia. High glucose level plays like stressor for blood vessels and nervous system. In 1990s also, some studies were conducted emphasizing that diabetic people have more chances to develop dementia but they could not maintain consistency.

The latest research was conducted by Yutaka Kiyohara who is a researcher at Kyushu University. At the initial phase of study, around 15 percent people were suffering from full-fledged diabetes. Around 23 percent of people had a condition known as impaired glucose tolerance.

So, this study can lead to some effective treatments by having shown the linkage between dementia and diabetes. It was published in the journal Neurology

A condition, in which a person has a high blood sugar level, because the body doesn’t produce enough insulin, or body cells don’t respond properly to the insulin that is produced, called Diabetes.

It is a hormone disorder that can cause problems with kidneys, legs, eyes, nerves, blood flow and heart. If not treated properly, these problems can lead to kidney failure, blindness, gangrene and amputation.

Diabetes is on the increase, because people are getting fatter and increasingly inactive lifestyles.

Types of Diabetes:

Type 1: Known as insulin dependent or immune-mediated Diabetes:

In this disease body fails to produce hormone insulin. Insulin is required to control blood sugar level.

The Symptoms:

The symptoms are high levels of sugar in the blood, high levels of sugar in the urine, frequent urination, extreme hunger and thirst, weight loss, weakness, Irritability and mood swings, nausea and vomiting.

People can live happy with type 1 diabetes by keeping blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible through insulin injections, regular exercise and control of diet. Follow a diabetes treatment plan. Regular checkup for blood and urine, tests will show if the disease under control.

If ketones present in the urine this indicates problems.

Type 2: non-insulin dependent diabetes:

In this disease cells fails to use insulin properly. This is the most common form of diabetes and usually occurs over-aged people of 45 and over weight.

The Symptoms:

The Symptoms are increased thirst, increased need to urinate, feel tired, irritable and increased appetite but they lose weight. Some other signs are repeated or hard to heal infections of skin, unclear vision, loss of feeling in hands or feet and dry or itchy skin. In this, symptoms can be mild that they go ignored, because it makes confusion with signs of ageing.

People can live happy with type 2 diabetes by keeping control on blood sugar level as close as possible to normal, regular exercise, diet control and weight control.

Some other forms of diabetes include, Gestational diabetes; during pregnancy, Congenital diabetes; due to genetic defect and several from of monogenic diabetes.

All kind of diabetes are treatable, but usually cannot be cured.

Diabetes is diagnosed when there is evidence that the body is unable to regulate its blood sugar levels. It is an indication that there is insufficient insulin being produced. Diabetes is characterized by two types called Type I and Type II. The only and most unchanging of all diabetes symptoms is the change in blood sugar level. The associated side effects of high sugar are the signs of diabetes that you have to look out for. 

A high level of sugar is not something that you can see happening on your skin or in the mirror. There are some effects of high blood sugar that one must beware of as it is the only one perceptible of all symptoms of diabetes. 

Symptoms of diabetes are very evident if the diabetes symptoms of elevated levels of sugar in the blood are present for a long period of time. Non-recognition of the symptoms of diabetes or ignoring the diabetes symptoms can lead to major health problems so it is a good idea to know what you should look out for and be aware of the early signs of diabetes which are in a way sending out warning signals to you.

Among the many diabetes symptoms, 

The first would be thirst. This thirst is not due to heat, exercise or some minor illness.
Hunger; excessive in nature, where you know you have eaten a substantial amount but the feeling of hunger does not go away is another of the many symptoms of diabetes. 
Do you feel like your bladder is constantly full? Do you wake up in the night to visit the bathroom more times than you can count? Then here is your third of the symptoms of diabetes. Frequent passing of urine is a classic among the symptoms of diabetes.

The fifth diabetes symptom is extreme fatigue. This is one of the commonest of symptoms of diabetes. It could is so bad that you could be falling asleep after breakfast, lunch or dinner before you can even relies that you are sleepy.

Sudden changes in weight are also part of the signs of diabetes package. This is one diabetes symptom which should send you to the doctor pronto.

There are causes related to other system malfunctions that can bring on signs of diabetes and symptoms of diabetes.  What one must look out for is the fact that if any of the diabetes symptoms persists for a long time then you need to get yourself tested for diabetes.

If the symptoms of diabetes are given due respect then you can keep the disease in control and if treatment starts as the first symptoms of diabetes appear then you can successfully prevent your system from going on to advanced diabetes and all its related problems. Diet, exercise and corrective treatment of high blood sugar will keep advanced level diabetes symptoms at bay. 

Some of the other signs of diabetes that you should not ignore are things like;

Problems of sight, blurring or weakness

That tingling sensation in your feet and hands or a numb feeling, one of the symptoms of diabetes is peripheral neuropathy.

Your cuts and bruises take forever to heal. This is another of the signs of diabetes as diabetes can affect the immune system.

Your skin feels itchy and scratchy all the time. Again, Diabetes symptoms which indicate trouble in the functioning of the sweat glands and in poor circulation.

So if you have any of these signs of diabetes, any of these symptoms of diabetes then your best bet is to get a check up done.  It is not advisable to ignore diabetes symptoms because in the long run, these can develop into a major disease with lots of related problems for you.