Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Aging

This case-control study will evaluate the effects of geriatric individuals on cognitive status, physical function and fatigue. Our study aims to compare the effects of geriatric individuals with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes with healthy geriatric individuals on cognitive status, physical function and fatigue. Accordingly, the hypotheses of the study are as follows: Hypothesis 1: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Negatively Affect Cognitive Status in Geriatric Individuals. Hypothesis 2: Physical Function Loss is More Pronounced in Individuals with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes. Hypothesis 3: Fatigue Level Will Increase in Geriatric Individuals with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes. Hypothesis 4: There Will Be a Correlation Between the Effects of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes on Cognitive Status, Physical Function and Fatigue. Hypothesis 5: Severity of Diabetes (Prediabetes vs. Type 2 Diabetes) Will Create Differences in Cognitive, Physical and Fatigue Status. Prediabetic, diabetic and healthy volunteers constitute the universe of the study. There will be 4 different groups in the study. These groups are; those with normal range of Hemoglobin A1c Levels (HbA1c) between 4% and 5.6% for people without diabetes (Healthy), those with HbA1c level between 5.7% and 6.4%, those with prediabetes (Impaired Glucose Tolerance), those with 6.5% - 7.5% and those with HbA1c level above 7.5. Cognitive status, physical functions, dual task performance, motor motor and motor cognitive performances, fatigue, reaction reactions, directional skills of elderly individuals will be compared between these groups.