THE CORRELATION BETWEEN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED INDIVIDUALS

Abstract

The number of people with Type 2 diabetes is going up around the world, and this is a big problem for both health and the economy. It's a complex condition that affects many parts of the body. One of the main concerns is how diabetes can affect brain function, especially thinking and memory. Research has shown that middle-aged adults with Type 2 diabetes often have trouble with their cognitive abilities. In this study, we looked at how diabetes and its related factors, like age, gender, cholesterol levels, and how long someone has had diabetes, are connected to cognitive function. We found that people with diabetes had lower scores in areas like attention and processing speed, but their executive function, like planning and decision-making, stayed strong. Several health factors linked to diabetes were connected to different parts of brain function. However, because the number of people studied was small, we were careful in how we looked at cholesterol levels.