Physiological Changes in Older Adults and Their Effect on Diabetes Treatment | Zendy

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Physiological Changes in Older Adults and Their Effect on Diabetes Treatment

Author(s) -

Brian J. Gates,

Kevin M. Walker

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

diabetes spectrum

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 1944-7353

pISSN - 1040-9165

DOI - 10.2337/diaspect.27.1.20

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , affect (linguistics) , diabetes treatment , gerontology , intensive care medicine , medline , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , philosophy , linguistics , political science , law

In Brief Physiological changes associated with aging have the potential to affect the treatment of diabetes. However, evidence regarding treatment of diabetes in geriatric patients has been limited, especially for "oldest-old" patients. Recent research has provided greater insight into the risks and benefits of treatment, and new guidelines provide more specific information regarding treatment goals in older people with diabetes and encourage greater individualization of treatment.

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