A 2025 cross-sectional study in adults with type 2 diabetes revealed an alarming prevalence of cognitive impairment— 93% of participants scored below 26 on the MoCA. While age, BMI, and most biochemical markers showed no significant association, researchers identified one key independent risk factor: longer duration of diabetes . Each additional year with T2DM increased the odds of cognitive decline by 18%, with 8.5 years emerging as the optimal predictive threshold. These findings highlight the need for r outine cognitive screening in long-standing diabetes , enabling earlier identification and targeted intervention to preserve long-term brain health. To know more ; Click here Are your long-term diabetes patients being screened early enough?
##Reference## Mansour, A., Akhgarjand, C., Dehghan Najm Abadi, A. et al. Risk factors for cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes patients. J…
