Potential overtreatment and undertreatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in long-term care facilities: a systematic review

J Stasinopoulos, SJ Wood, JS Bell… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the prevalence, outcomes, and factors associated with potential
glycemic overtreatment and undertreatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in long-term …

Deintensification of diabetes medications among veterans at the end of life in VA nursing homes

JD Niznik, JN Hunnicutt, X Zhao, MK Mor… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES Many older adults with limited life expectancy and/or advanced dementia
(LLE/AD) are potentially overtreated for diabetes and may benefit from deintensification. Our …

Effect of deintensifying diabetes medications on negative events in older veteran nursing home residents

JD Niznik, X Zhao, F Slieanu, MK Mor… - Diabetes …, 2022 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Guidelines advocate against tight glycemic control in older nursing home (NH)
residents with advanced dementia (AD) or limited life expectancy (LLE). We evaluated the …

[HTML][HTML] Medication prescribing for type 2 diabetes in the US long-term care setting: observational study

N Pandya, M Jung, A Norfolk, C Goldblatt… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To characterize prescribing of glucose-lowering medication annually and to
quantify the annual frequency of hypoglycemia among residents in long-term care (LTC) …

Glycemic treatment deintensification practices in nursing home residents with type 2 diabetes

LI Lederle, MA Steinman, B Jing… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Older nursing home (NH) residents with glycemic overtreatment are at
significant risk of hypoglycemia and other harms and may benefit from deintensification …

Sliding scale insulin use in a national cohort study of nursing home residents with type 2 diabetes

K Lam, S Gan, B Nguyen, B Jing… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Guidelines discourage sliding scale insulin (SSI) use after the first week of a
nursing home (NH) admission. We sought to determine the prevalence of SSI and identify …

[HTML][HTML] National trends in utilisation of glucose lowering medicines by older people with diabetes in long-term care facilities

YA Wondimkun, GE Caughey, MC Inacio… - Diabetes Research and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aims To examine national trends in glucose lowering medicine (GLM) use among older
people with diabetes in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) during 2009–2019. Methods A …

Patterns of diabetes testing for older adults without diabetes in Ontario's nursing homes: A population‐based study

JTC Chen, PC Austin, J Luo… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Asymptomatic diabetes testing may be of limited value for older nursing home
residents, but most diabetes guidelines lack upper‐age cutoffs for screening cessation. We …

Improving drug therapy for patients with life‐limiting illnesses: letʼs take care of some low hanging fruit

JG Ouslander - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Improving Drug Therapy for Patients With Life‐Limiting Illnesses: Letʼs Take Care of Some
Low Hanging Fruit - Ouslander - 2020 - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - Wiley …