Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the USA. There are more than 29 million Americans with the disease. The majority of them have type 2 diabetes. Most people are familiar with some of the side effects of elevated blood sugar; eventually, diabetics are at increased risk of kidney disease, nerve damage, blindness and heart attacks. Did you know that type 2 diabetes can cause changes in the brain that lead to cognitive impairment, and these changes can happen in as little as two years? A study published in the journal Neurology showed that type 2 diabetics experience a decline in cognitive skills and ability to perform daily activities in as little as two years. The brain changes are linked with an impaired ability to regulate blood flow in the brain, and reductions in gray matter. This is partly due to inflammation in the brain, which occurs more frequently in type 2 diabetics. Your brain is supposed to send more blood to regions with increased nerve activity, but that process is impaired in diabetics. This means that type 2 diabetics usually perform poorly on tests for thinking and memory skills. A great deal of earlier research has shown a strong link between type 2 diabetes and dementia. Diabetics are at significantly increased risk of all forms of neuro-degeneration, including Alzheimer’s disease. It is frightening to see how quickly the brain changes occur. If you are struggling to manage your blood sugar or your weight, there is an enormous amount of information that can help you in our book Diabetes Type 2: You Can Reverse It. Supplements to boost your resolve to  reverse both Type 2 Diabetes and  any reduction in cognition include Berberine, Magnesium, and Glicemic Balance. Reference