Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Frail and Elderly Patients

Rajeev Kumar and W S Wassif
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Rajeev Kumar: Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, UK
W S Wassif: Consultant Physician, Clinical Biochemistry, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, UK

Current Research in Diabetes & Obesity Journal, 2018, vol. 7, issue 1, 19-22

Abstract: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the old, frail individuals is rising rapidly with ageing population. Management of diabetes in these individuals is often very challenging due to a variety of features unique to this population. Most of the national and international guidelines are produced based on evidence generated from randomised controlled trials which specifically excluded old, frail patients and the evidence generated may therefore not apply to them. These patients often have a limited life expectancy and treatment aim should therefore be to keep them symptom free, and achieve a target which is realistic, while avoiding the risk of adverse effects such as hypoglycaemia.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/CRDOJ.2018.07.555705

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