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Who all is dealing with memory loss, since diabetes diagnosis?

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Rocky Face, GA

My long term memory is great, I remember having Whooping cough as a baby. My short term, not good at all. Dementia is a genetic condition in my family, like diabetes it is passed down through the generations.

June 19, 2024
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Members connected deeply over the shared experience of memory loss since their diabetes diagnosis, with many describing intact long-term... Read more

Members connected deeply over the shared experience of memory loss since their diabetes diagnosis, with many describing intact long-term memory but significantly impaired short-term recall that affects daily tasks like cooking, remembering names and numbers, and completing projects. Several members shared that dementia and Alzheimer's run in their families alongside diabetes, describing the painful experience of watching parents and grandparents decline, while others noted that early menopause, COVID-19, certain medications, and aging likely contribute to their memory challenges. A recurring theme was the fear of following a similar path, balanced by practical strategies like playing word games, keeping journals and lists, staying mentally active, discussing concerns with doctors for early intervention, and finding humor and grace in the daily frustrations of forgetfulness.

A DiabetesTeam Member

I guess I am really lucky so far - short and long term memory is beyond intact

But after watching first my Father (Diabetes Dementia) and then my Wife (Parkinson's Dementia) and where it took them, at the first signs of symptoms it's worth a discussion with the Doc - sometimes there is pharmaceutical help to slow things down

June 19, 2024
A DiabetesTeam Member

I was always one that you could give me a math problem and I could give you a correct answer off the top off my head. now I can't even remember my own phone number, or my sons ages. Thats scary for me, my mother raised 5 children, she calls me by all my siblings names, she cries a lot, I see her declining day by day. I ask my sons their ages, they always reply, you know my age, I reply at one time I did. I laugh at myself, but there has been occasions I forget to turn the stove off (dangerous ) . But luckily my son lives with me and has caught this, I've always been a great cook, but if I'm making a complicated dish, I have to sit and think for a while. I know we have memory loss with age, but sometimes I am beyond being a little forgetful. They do have Prevagen, it supposed to help with memory, but not sure if it's safe for diabetics to take. My mother started declining last year after covid, she had covid brain fog made her Dementia worse, she recently had an MRI, shows Vascular Dementia, in 3 to 5 months she will no longer be able to walk, her Neurologist told us. I pray for anyone with a loved one battling this.

June 19, 2024
A DiabetesTeam Member

Sadly seem to be a common theme!! my memory is crazy bad I forget so much stuff I feel like I’m going mad 😢😢

June 19, 2024
A DiabetesTeam Member

I am but I am 67 years old and my mother had memory loss. She was a diabetic too.

June 19, 2024
A DiabetesTeam Member

@A DiabetesTeam Member me too

June 20, 2024

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