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Epilepsy and Diabetes — Confusion or Common Cure?

April 10, 2018
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You might be surprised to hear it, but according to recent research, epilepsy and diabetes have more in common than we thought.

The key commonality is fluctuating blood sugar.

People with hyperglycemia tend to have focal or local seizures.

And those who are hypoglycemic, tend to have tonic-clonic seizures…

Posted in Epilepsy, Medication Issues, Research
Tags: blood sugar, common, diabetes, Epilepsy, Glucophage, seizures

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Phylis Feiner Johnson

I've been a professional copywriter for over 35 years. I also had epilepsy for decades. My mission is advocacy; to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. Together, we can make a huge difference. If not changing the world, at least helping each other, with wisdom, compassion and sharing.

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