Patients with type II diabetes are more likely to show poor impulse control, according to a new study from Tokyo Women's Medical University in Japan.

• Dr. Yasuhiko Iwamoto and her colleagues found that middle-aged, newly diagnosed patients with Type II diabetes were more likely to have deficits in impulse control, which could explain why so many patients have trouble following their diets and maintaining exercise regimes.
• Dr. Iwamoto performed psychological tests on 27 Type II diabetic patients and 27 people without that condition.
• The research revealed that diabetics were more likely to have impulsive responses to stimuli instead of using executive function abilities in their brains.
  

The study appears in the journal BioPsychoSocial Medicine.

Labels: impulsivity, impluse control

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