The outcome of frailty in older people with diabetes as a function of glycaemic control and hypoglycaemic therapy: a review
Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Jul 25:1-15. doi: 10.1080/17446651.2023.2239907. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Frailty is an emerging and newly recognized complication of diabetes in older people. However, frailty is not thoroughly investigated in diabetes outcome studies.AREAS COVERED: This manuscript reviews the effect of glycemic control and hypoglycemic therapy on the incidence of frailty in older people with diabetes.EXPERT OPINION: Current studies show that both low glycemia and high glycemia are associated with frailty. However, most of the studies, especially low glycemia studies, are cross-sectiona...
Source: Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism - July 25, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Grace L Keegan Namita Bhardwaj Ahmed H Abdelhafiz Source Type: research