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 …

Glucose concentrations of less than 3.0 mmol/l (54 mg/dl) should be reported in clinical trials: a joint position statement of the American Diabetes Association and the …

International Hypoglycaemia Study Group s. heller … - Diabetologia, 2017 - Springer
The International Hypoglycaemia Study Group recommends that the frequency of detection
of a glucose concentration< 3.0 mmol/l (< 54 mg/dl), which it considers to be clinically …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes in older adults

MS Kirkman, VJ Briscoe, N Clark, H Florez… - Diabetes …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
More than 25% of the US population aged $65 years has diabetes (1), and the aging of the
overall population is a significant driver of the diabetes epidemic. Although the burden of …

The consequences of hypoglycaemia

SA Amiel - Diabetologia, 2021 - Springer
Hypoglycaemia (blood glucose concentration below the normal range) has been recognised
as a complication of insulin treatment from the very first days of the discovery of insulin, and …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes in older adults: consensus report

MS Kirkman, VJ Briscoe, N Clark, H Florez… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
According to the most recent surveillance data, the prevalence of diabetes among US adults
over age 65 years varies from 22% to 33%, depending on the diagnostic criteria employed …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoglycemia in older people-a less well recognized risk factor for frailty

AH Abdelhafiz, L Rodríguez-Mañas, JE Morley… - Aging and …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recurrent hypoglycemia is common in older people with diabetes and is likely to be less
recognized and under reported by patients and health care professionals. Hypoglycemia in …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus, cognitive impairment and dementia

R Stewart, D Liolitsa - Diabetic Medicine, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Aims We set out to examine the evidence for an association between cognitive impairment
or dementia and the presence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). We also sought evidence of …

[PDF][PDF] Hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes: pathophysiology, frequency, and effects of different treatment modalities

NN Zammitt, BM Frier - Diabetes care, 2005 - Citeseer
The importance of strict glycemic control to limit the risk of diabetic vascular complications is
indisputable, but many barriers obstruct its attainment. Hypoglycemia is recognized to be a …

Hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes

SA Amiel, T Dixon, R Mann, K Jameson - Diabetic medicine, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The primary cause of hypoglycaemia in Type 2 diabetes is diabetes medication—in
particular, those which raise insulin levels independently of blood glucose, such as …

Effect of aging on A1C levels in individuals without diabetes: evidence from the Framingham Offspring Study and the National Health and Nutrition Examination …

LN Pani, L Korenda, JB Meigs, C Driver… - Diabetes …, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—Although glycemic levels are known to rise with normal aging, the nondiabetic
A1C range is not age specific. We examined whether A1C was associated with age in …