RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Preventing and managing diabetic complications in elderly patients
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 153
OP 158
VO 75
IS 2
A1 Hornick, Thomas
A1 Aron, David C.
YR 2008
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/2/153.abstract
AB Elderly patients with diabetes are prone to a number of complications, some of which take precedence over or hinder or preclude the intensive glucose control recommended for younger diabetic patients. This article reviews some of these complications, including coronary artery disease, retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, and others.