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Some Scientists Are Calling Alzheimer's 'Type 3 Diabetes'

You've probably heard of type 1 and type 2 diabetes , but did you know there's possibly a third option as well?

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Some scientists have proposed labeling certain cases of Alzheimer's disease as “type 3 diabetes,” a term that has been discussed for just over twenty years. This framing links the neurodegenerative condition to metabolic dysfunction similar to type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

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