Diabetes has direct & indirect effects on the brain. It used to be thought that the brain had only glucose type 1 & 3 transporters (which are not insulin dependent). It’s now known, that hippocampal neurons also have glucose type 4 transporters (which ARE insulin dependent). This is another reason to avoid excess dietary fat. Video is a rerun from dementia playlist.
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Type 3 diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer, Hippocampus atrophy, CA1 neuron loss, fat metabolism, rerun
