Insights Into the Current Management of Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in the Ontario Primary Care Setting

Conclusions Older persons with type 2 diabetes often have multiple comorbidities. Unlike eye and foot examinations, there was less emphasis on evaluating for frailty, cognitive dysfunction and depression. The GOLDEN patients had generally well-controlled glycemic, blood pressure and cholesterol profiles, but whether these would be reflected in a “sicker” population is not known. Personalized strategies are necessary to avoid undertreatment of “healthy” older patients and overtreatment of the frail elderly.
Source: Canadian Journal of Diabetes - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research