Webinar: Memory Health in Older Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A Conversation with Nancy Allen, MS Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Utah College of Nursing
This webinar will help you recognize the difference between normal aging and real warning signs, understand how blood sugar and lifestyle affect memory, and learn about treatable conditions that can actually mimic dementia and be reversed.
You’ll leave with practical tools, trusted resources, and the confidence to take the next step — whether that’s asking the right questions at your next appointment or knowing when to seek a full evaluation.
🎥 Can’t make it? A link to the recording will be shared on our YouTube channel when available: https://www.youtube.com/@T1Dto100
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