It is very common to hear about diabetes, mainly the more well-known types 1 and 2 and even the much-feared gestational diabetes during pregnancy. But with each passing day, new discoveries, treatments, and diseases are being clarified by the thousands of research studies conducted in medicine. The most recent one related to diabetes is the discovery of type 3 diabetes, which is entirely linked to Alzheimer’s disease. Before we clarify about type 3 diabetes, it is necessary to understand Alzheimer’s disease and how it happens.

What Is Alzheimer’s?

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the main causes of human dementia. When the disease develops, the person loses their mental abilities, completely affecting their quality of life, as it makes it impossible to live a normal life or have a social life due to the recurrent loss of neurons caused by the disease. As it is a disease with no cure, researchers are working hard to discover its causes and ways to prevent it from occurring. There are some strong indications that it is connected to a different type of diabetes that mainly affects the brain.

What is Type 3 Diabetes?

According to studies, type 3 diabetes is totally related to insulin resistance in the brain, unlike other types of diabetes that affect the whole body. With this insulin resistance in the brain, it starts to lead to neuronal degeneration. As brain insulin is reduced, communication between neurons and production of neurotransmitters are affected, so brain activities begin to be impacted.

Types of Diabetes

When we refer to diabetes, we automatically relate it to the disease that causes sugar resistance in the body, but in fact, diabetes can manifest in different ways and is therefore divided into types.

Type 1 Diabetes

The rarest type of diabetes, type 1 diabetes most often affects children and young people, but it can also occur in adulthood. In this type, the pancreas no longer produces the insulin necessary for the body, since the beta cells, responsible for insulin production, begin to be destroyed by the body’s autoimmune process. With this type of diabetes, treatment with insulin injections and other medications is needed to help control the body.

Type 2 Diabetes

This type is most common in adults and is considered acquired diabetes, as it is mostly caused by poor habits such as physical inactivity, being overweight, and in some cases genetic factors. In this case, diabetes is characterized by the body’s resistance to insulin, even when the pancreas produces it normally or in a reduced amount. In this case, changing dietary habits, exercising, and some medications can help reduce blood glucose levels and allow the patient to have a normal, healthy life.

How to Prevent Type 3 Diabetes?

Unfortunately, no form of prevention has been found yet, especially since the discovery of type 3 diabetes is still at a conclusive stage, which is why it has not yet been confirmed by the medical community or accepted by many specialists. But since this type of diabetes is linked to Alzheimer’s disease, we will list the main ways to help prevent the onset of the disease.

Many studies and scientific evidence point to poor habits throughout life as one of the main factors for the appearance of Alzheimer’s disease. A sedentary lifestyle, completely unhealthy eating, and unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and drinking alcohol increase the chances of developing the disease, as well as type 2 diabetes, which is acquired diabetes.

Poor diet together with a sedentary lifestyle leads to weight gain and, as a result, health problems such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The best way to prevent type 3 diabetes is to keep a balanced and healthy diet, exercise at least two to three times a week, and in the case of Alzheimer’s, always keep your mind active.

Read, study a variety of subjects, develop and discover new skills, and always keep active. Staying in contact with people and keeping yourself busy exercises the brain and stimulates neurons to improve and establish better connections.

Sleep well, as sleep quality is essential for the body to function properly and to keep your mind sharp. Maintain a healthy, calm nighttime routine without intense activities and avoid taking your phone or computer to bed. Have some tea, read a good book, and try to relax during this time.

Does Type 3 Diabetes Affect Fertility?

Since type 3 diabetes is still a disease under study and awaiting conclusions, unfortunately it is not possible to make any statements about fertility. But since it is a disease linked to Alzheimer’s and it causes dementia and irreversible brain damage, we believe that type 3 diabetes can also affect fertility, but in an advanced stage of the disease this would be one of the lesser complications.

Taking the opportunity and on the topic, we would like to mention a way to enhance fertility for those who want to conceive in a healthier way through the use of vitamins. In the case of men, the vitamin ViriFerti not only meets all the body’s vitamin needs, but also boosts semen production, strengthens sperm, and improves DNA. You can buy it here in our online store.

For women, FamiFerti not only provides all the vitamins every woman needs, but also enhances ovulation and strengthens the uterus and endometrium, which are essential for fetal development and for reducing miscarriage risk. You can buy it here in our online store.

To further improve intimacy and provide much more pleasure, as well as give some extra help for conception to happen faster, use fertility-friendly lubricating gels, such as FamiGel. Besides mimicking fertile cervical mucus and improving vaginal lubrication, as it is water-based, it provides a more favorable environment for sperm, allowing them to survive longer and making it easier for them to reach the egg.

Back to the topic of type 3 diabetes, the best way to avoid this or any disease—or at least get the right treatment to control symptoms and prevent complications—is to visit your doctor regularly and do all requested exams every year. Some diseases cannot be cured, but it is possible to treat them so that possible complications do not occur, allowing the patient to live a better-quality life within the natural limitations caused by the disease in question.

Always keep healthy habits, eat appropriately and natural foods, exercise and avoid a sedentary lifestyle and habits that harm your health. Consult your doctor if you notice any suspicious symptoms and always take care of yourself.

Photo: geralt