Type 2 diabetes mellitus does not increase only one’s risk for developing arterial damage and coronary heart disease. Instead those with type 2 diabetes are also at greatly increased risk of the development of cancer and dementias like Alzheimer’s disease. Is it possible that chronically elevated blood glucose concentrations might also promote those diseases?
High blood sugar levels are toxic for the brain and can lead to dementia
It also increases the risk of cancer because most of cancer cells are feed out of glucose and glycosilated proteins
