Studies suggest the BCG jab discovered a century ago could provide a cheap and effective way of boosting the immune system to protect people from developing the condition

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    I don’t have all the piece-parts, but I’ve also heard BCG being studied as a cure/therapy for Type 1 diabetes (Faustman lab studies in Boston). At the same time, I’ve read studies linking Alzheimers to diabetes - some referring to it as “Type 3 diabetes”. Now this. These people should get together and talk.

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      That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to classify Alzheimer’s as type 3 diabetes, but I’m no expert. From my understanding, type 1 and 2 diabetes is just the pancreas being unable to produce and maintain proper insulin levels. Alzheimer’s is thought to be caused by a plaque-like build up on the brain, if I recall correctly. I don’t really see how the 2 are related, but again I’m not a doctor or anything.