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Is Distorted Memory Common With High Sugar Levels In Elderly?

My mom s blood sugar got up to 400 and she is in the hospital. Her memory is a little distorted and she is having a hard time of getting her thoughts together. They have been giving her insulin and it is down to 174...which is still high. BUT I am concerned about her memeory. Is this normal? Will this get better once the blood sugar is regulated?
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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If insufficient blood glucose, or too much blood glucose, reaches the blood-brain barrier, memory loss may develop.The brain has a high metabolic rate and requirement for constant sugar. This fuels neurotransmission, which affects learning and memory.In cases of uncontrolled diabetes, prolonged high or low blood glucose levels make the hippocampus malfunction, which may influence concentration, attention, memory and information processing so Good diabetes management (keeping blood sugar stable, exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet) is the key to avoiding memory loss.
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Is Distorted Memory Common With High Sugar Levels In Elderly?

If insufficient blood glucose, or too much blood glucose, reaches the blood-brain barrier, memory loss may develop.The brain has a high metabolic rate and requirement for constant sugar. This fuels neurotransmission, which affects learning and memory.In cases of uncontrolled diabetes, prolonged high or low blood glucose levels make the hippocampus malfunction, which may influence concentration, attention, memory and information processing so Good diabetes management (keeping blood sugar stable, exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet) is the key to avoiding memory loss.