According to the ABC News Medical Unit, diabetics may be at an increased risk of dementia. Diabetic dementia “is just one more reason for people to be aware of the potential ravages of diabetes”. This quote is stated by Dr. Richard Caselli, a neurologist of the Mayo Clinic, who is not surprised by the connection.

This is a tremendous find when you consider the financial implications. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 25.8 million adults and children have diabetes in the United States alone. This creates a cost of $174 billion in health care. That is not including the 79 million who have pre-diabetes. Now, add the health care cost of the 5.4 million who have Alzheimer’s disease, which is $184 billion, and it’s easy to see the implications that this discovery makes.

Diabetes dementia has already been known to be caused by vascular problems. This is called vascular …