Managing diabetes in the elderly: Go easy, individualize

Thomas Hornick; David C. Aron

Managing diabetes in the elderly: Go easy, individualize

Thomas Hornick, MD
Thomas Hornick
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
MD
and David C. Aron, MD, MS
David C. Aron
Director, Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
MD, MS
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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
January 2008,
75
(1)
70-78;

ABSTRACT

The care of elderly patients with diabetes should be individualized, taking into account the patient’s comorbidities, other medications, cognitive abilities, home care situation, and life expectancy. Especially in frail, elderly patients, there should be less emphasis on strict glycemic control than on avoiding malnutrition and hypoglycemia and achieving the best quality of life possible.

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Managing diabetes in the elderly: Go easy, individualize

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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

January 2008,

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70-78;

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Managing diabetes in the elderly: Go easy, individualize

Thomas Hornick

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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

January 2008,

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70-78;

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