Analysis of current situation and influencing factors of cognitive dysfunction associated with type 2 diabetes and follow-up study on treatment effectiveness

Special attention should be given to female and those with diabetes duration >13.50 years, as well as to individuals with educational level ≤ 7.50 years and serum sodium concentration ≤ 141.90 mmol/L. Metformin and insulin with metformin effectively improve MCI in patients with T2DM and outperform insulin monotherapy. The efficacy of metformin and combination therapy was found to be comparable.