Blood Glucose Management of Type 2 Diabetes in the Older People

Wei-Che Chen; Chun-Chua Lee; Ming-Nan Chien; Sung-Chen Liu; Chao-Hung Wang; Wei-Shiung Yang

International Journal of Gerontology (Sep 2018)

Blood Glucose Management of Type 2 Diabetes in the Older People

Wei-Che Chen,
Chun-Chua Lee,
Ming-Nan Chien,
Sung-Chen Liu,
Chao-Hung Wang,
Wei-Shiung Yang

Affiliations

Wei-Che Chen: Division of Endocrine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Macky Meorial hospital, No. 92, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei, 10449, Taiwan.
Chun-Chua Lee: Division of Endocrine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Ming-Nan Chien: Division of Endocrine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Sung-Chen Liu: Division of Endocrine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Chao-Hung Wang: Division of Endocrine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Wei-Shiung Yang: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 3
pp. 170 – 174

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Summary: With the increasing number of aged individuals in the population and the elevated prevalence of diabetes worldwide, there are more and older people with type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, the management of diabetes in the elderly is not easy. Older people are heterogeneous. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia crises are more frequent and dangerous to older patients. Comorbidities, functional impairment and the available support system may influence the management of the disease. The target of glycemic control in the elderly should be based on individual conditions. Although the number of clinical trials relating to the management of type 2 diabetes in the elderly is limited, organizations have provided guidelines or statements about type 2 diabetes in the elderly. There are approved therapies or medicines for type 2 diabetes controls, but we should have more considerations for aged patients with type 2 diabetes. Keywords: type 2 diabetes, aged

Published in International Journal of Gerontology

ISSN: 1873-9598 (Print)
Publisher: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
Country of publisher: Taiwan, Province of China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics
Website: http://www.sgecm.org.tw/ijge/overview/

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