Tight Glycemic Control and Use of Hypoglycemic Medications in Older Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes and Comorbid Dementia | Zendy

Carolyn T. Thorpe | Zendy; Walid F. Gellad | Zendy; Chester B. Good | Zendy; Sijian Zhang | Zendy; Xinhua Zhao | Zendy; Maria K. Mor | Zendy; Michael J. Fine | Zendy

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Tight Glycemic Control and Use of Hypoglycemic Medications in Older Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes and Comorbid Dementia

Author(s) -

Carolyn T. Thorpe,

Walid F. Gellad,

Chester B. Good,

Sijian Zhang,

Xinhua Zhao,

Maria K. Mor,

Michael J. Fine

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc14-0599

Subject(s) - medicine , veterans affairs , dementia , glycemic , hypoglycemia , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , type 2 diabetes , retrospective cohort study , disease , endocrinology

Older adults with diabetes and dementia are at increased risk for hypoglycemia and other adverse events associated with tight glycemic control and are unlikely to experience long-term benefits. We examined risk factors for tight glycemic control in this population and use of medications associated with a high risk of hypoglycemia in the subset with tight control.

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