Study ties higher blood sugar to dementia risk

FILE - This Jan. 3, 2009 file photo shows a person with diabetes testing his blood sugar level in Kamen, Germany. New research published in the Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013 New England Journal of Medicine suggests a possible way to help prevent Alzheimer's disease: Keeping blood sugar at a healthy level. A study found that higher glucose levels, even those well short of diabetes, seemed to raise the risk for dementia. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach, File)Higher blood-sugar levels, even those well short of diabetes, seem to raise the risk of developing dementia, a major new study finds. Researchers say it suggests a novel way to try to prevent Alzheimer's disease — by keeping glucose at a healthy level.