Effects Of T2D On The Brain May Be Detectable In Patients Younger Than 20, Scan Study Indicates.

There have been previous studies in youth with type 2 diabetes demonstrating regions of structural brain changes. However, gray matter volume differences between type 2 diabetes youth and healthy matched controls had not been comprehensively assessed,” said study investigator Jacob Redel, MD, a clinical fellow in the division of endocrinology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. “We hypothesized that we would find some areas of structural differences between the 2 groups, but did not know how significant the differences would be.” Continue Reading Below http://www.endocrinologyadvisor.com/type-2-diabetes/t2d-may-affect-brain-volume-in-youths/article/508185/