# Alzheimer's Disease Is Type 3 Diabetes–Evidence Reviewed
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alzheimers-disease-is-type-3-diabetes-evidence-reviewed/1376
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA
**Created:** [July 6, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alzheimers-disease-is-type-3-diabetes-evidence-reviewed/1376 "2017-07-06T23:16:14Z")
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### Author:  [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alzheimers-disease-is-type-3-diabetes-evidence-reviewed/1376/1 "2017-07-06T23:16:14Z")
Here is an interesting article that I want to share with the group
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769828/](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769828/) The last sentence is quite interesting:
" Some of the most relevant data supporting this concept have emerged from clinical studies demonstrating cognitive improvement and/or stabilization of cognitive impairment in subjects with early AD following treatment with intranasal insulin or a PPAR agonist."
Is intranasal insulin something new? I’m aware of Afreeza and some folks here do use Afreeza.
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### Author:  [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alzheimers-disease-is-type-3-diabetes-evidence-reviewed/1376/2 "2017-07-08T18:00:12Z")
I’m not aware of intranasal use of Afrezza.
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### Author:  [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alzheimers-disease-is-type-3-diabetes-evidence-reviewed/1376/3 "2017-07-08T18:50:44Z")
I don’t mean to say that Afreeza is used intranasally. I’m asking if there is a new type of insulin for intranasal administration commercially available. Anyone?
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### Author:  [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alzheimers-disease-is-type-3-diabetes-evidence-reviewed/1376/4 "2017-07-08T21:32:10Z")
I am at a loss, but I did find this with a quick search:
[http://www.lostfalco.com/intranasal-insulin/](http://www.lostfalco.com/intranasal-insulin/)
Apparently, you buy the OTC stuff from Walmart and mix it with nasal spray, and go to town. On another article they said they were using Humalog in the study. So I guess it works with any insulin.
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### Author:  [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alzheimers-disease-is-type-3-diabetes-evidence-reviewed/1376/5 "2017-07-10T18:38:29Z")
Wow!? Here’s what I took away from the article:
**_"So, if you’re healthy and want to improve your memory, if you want to melt away extra pounds away, or if you’re struggling with cognitive impairment or memory issues, intranasal insulin has enormous potential to improve your mental function."_**
But it does not address intranasal use of insulin for managing BG for diabetics.
I did a quick search and found this: Early intranasal insulin therapy halts progression of neurodegeneration: progress in Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics
> **[Early intranasal insulin therapy halts progression of neurodegeneration:...](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4743662/)**
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> Evaluation of Craft S, Baker LD, Montine TJ, Minoshima
> S, Watson GS, Claxton A, et al. Intranasal Insulin Therapy for Alzheimer Disease
> and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Clinical Trial. Arch
> Neurol. 2011 Sep 12. Alzheimer’s disease ...
So far, this is the only article I’ve come across for intranasal insulin for diabetes management. [http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/10/5/573](http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/10/5/573)
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### Author:  [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alzheimers-disease-is-type-3-diabetes-evidence-reviewed/1376/6 "2017-07-10T21:24:50Z")
Seems a little crazy to me.