Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults
Endocrine SocietyPublished: March 23, 2019
- Key Points
- Diagnosis and Prevention
- Overall Health Assessment of Older Patients With Diabetes
- Treatment
- Role of the Endocrinologist and Diabetes Care Specialist
- Treatment of Hyperglycemia
- Setting Glycemic Targets and Goals
- Assessing Glycemia
- Lifestyle Interventions
- Drug Therapy for Hyperglycemia
- Treating Complications of Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidemia
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Atherosclerosis
- Eye Complications
- Neuropathy, Falls, and Lower Extremity Problems
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Management of Diabetes Away From Home – in Hospitals and Long-term Care Facilities
- Tables
- ADA Criteria for Prediabetes
- Clinical Care of Older People
- Conceptual Framework for Considering Overall Health and Patient Values in Determining Clinical Targets in Adults Aged 65 and Older
- Tools to Detect Frailty
- Commonly Employed Measures to Screen for Physical Impairment
- Medications Used to Treat Hyperglycemia and Special Concerns with Use in Older Patients With CKD and CVD
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