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Diabetes medication use in the last year of life in people living with dementia in the United Kingdom and Australia

Key takeaways

This study looked at people with dementia who also had diabetes. It checked if they stopped taking their diabetes pills near the end of life. The study found that some people did stop. This shows a link, not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Darshna Goordeen (Monash University) · Olivia K Bryant (University College London) · Emily Reeve (Adelaide University) · Joshua D Niznik (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) · Wallis C. Y. Lau (National Health Service) · Li Wei (University College London) · Jenni Ilomaki (Monash University) · J. Simon Bell (Monash University)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-27
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-026-01608-6