A call to incorporate the prevention and treatment of geriatric disorders in the management of diabetes in the elderly

Article Article scientifique Revue de la littérature A call to incorporate the prevention and treatment of geriatric disorders in the management of diabetes in the elderly eng 2009 author Vischer Ulrich Max 29873 author Bauduceau B. author Bourdel-Marchasson I. author Blickle J.-F. author Constans T. author Fagot-Campagna A. author Kaloustian E. author Lassman-Vague V. author Lecomte P. author Simonin Daniel 26851 author Tessier D. author Verny C. author Doucet J. 168-177 10.1016/j.diabet.2009.02.003 19446486 1262-3636 The prevalence of type 2 diabetes increases with age. However, the management of diabetes in the elderly has received surprisingly little attention. Diabetes in the elderly is associated with a high risk of geriatric syndromes including malnutrition and sarcopenia, functional impairments, falls and fractures, incontinence, depression and dementia. Tight glycaemic control for the prevention of vascular complications is often of limited value in the elderly. However, glycaemic control and non-pharmacological therapy may prevent diabetes symptoms and delay geriatric syndromes. The prevention, screening and treatment of both conventional diabetic complications and geriatric syndromes should be integrated in a management plan to optimize the patients' overall health status and quality of life. Aged Blood Glucose/metabolism Cognition Disorders/epidemiology Diabetes Complications/blood/drug therapy/prevention & control Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/drug therapy/genetics Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy/epidemiology/genetics Disease Progression Eye Diseases/epidemiology/etiology Geriatric Assessment Humans Hyperglycemia/prevention & control Incidence Malnutrition/epidemiology Middle Aged Dewey 618.97 65 Département de réadaptation et gériatrie 22B false Diabetes & metabolism 35 3 f8823fd7-daaf-4a93-8693-e8ae85dcff18 Article (Published version) Restricted Article.pdf 235822 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de réadaptation et gériatrie

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