To recognize the possible correlation between Type II diabetes and Alzheimer’s, it is important to understand the pathophysiology of the two diseases. First, the physiological process of type 2 diabetes. A person with type 2 diabetes may have one of two problems. Either they are insulin insufficient (they do not maintain adequate levels of insulin due to decreased pancreatic beta cell production) or they are insulin resistant (due to the body cells resistance, they need more insulin to accomplish what a normal level of insulin would). Insulin is a hormone that allows the cells to absorb glucose. If the body does not make enough or the cells do not respond to normal levels, the glucose will build up in the bloodstream; this causes a rise in
