Type 2 diabetes mellitus in older adults: clinical considerations and management

S Bellary, I Kyrou, JE Brown, CJ Bailey - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2021 - nature.com
The past 50 years have seen a growing ageing population with an increasing prevalence of
type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); now, nearly half of all individuals with diabetes mellitus are …

Achieving glycemic control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: a critical comparison of current options

YF Du, HY Ou, EA Beverly, CJ Chiu - Clinical interventions in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing in the elderly. Because of
the unique characteristics of elderly people with T2DM, therapeutic strategy and focus …

Diabetes and aging: from treatment goals to pharmacologic therapy

M Longo, G Bellastella, MI Maiorino, JJ Meier… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes is becoming one of the most widespread health burning problems in the elderly.
Worldwide prevalence of diabetes among subjects over 65 years was 123 million in 2017, a …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in older people: a brief statement of key principles of modern day management including the assessment of frailty. A national collaborative …

WD Strain, SV Hope, A Green, P Kar… - Diabetic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Rates of population ageing are unprecedented and this, combined with the progressive
urbanization of lifestyles, has led to a dramatic shift in the epidemiology of diabetes towards …

Care of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus: a focus on frailty

LK Chen, YM Chen, MH Lin, LN Peng… - Ageing research reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) increase with age, and its
diagnosis and treatment in older people present a challenge. Applying evidence to elderly …

Type 2 diabetes and risk for functional decline and disability in older persons

S Volpato, C Maraldi, R Fellin - Current diabetes reviews, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
As older adults make up an increasingly lager proportion of the diabetic population, the
spectrum of chronic diabetes complications will change and expand. Aside from the …

Diabetes and frailty: an expert consensus statement on the management of older adults with type 2 diabetes

WD Strain, S Down, P Brown, A Puttanna, A Sinclair - Diabetes Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Prognosis and appropriate treatment goals for older adults with diabetes vary greatly
according to frailty. It is now recognised that changes may be needed to diabetes …

Diabetes in older people: new insights and remaining challenges

A Sinclair, T Dunning… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Diabetes in ageing communities imposes a substantial personal and public health burden
by virtue of its high prevalence, its capacity to cause disabling vascular complications, the …

Treatment of diabetes in older adults: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline

D LeRoith, GJ Biessels, SS Braithwaite… - The Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective The objective is to formulate clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of
diabetes in older adults. Conclusions Diabetes, particularly type 2, is becoming more …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal therapy of type 2 diabetes: a controversial challenge

A Dardano, G Penno, S Del Prato, R Miccoli - Aging (Albany NY), 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most common chronic disorders in older
adults and the number of elderly diabetic subjects is growing worldwide. Nonetheless, the …