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

Vischer, Ulrich Max; Bauduceau, B.; Bourdel-Marchasson, I.; Blickle, J.-F.; Constans, T.; Fagot-Campagna, A.; Kaloustian, E.; Lassman-Vague, V.; Lecomte, P.; Simonin, Daniel; Tessier, D.; Verny, C.; Doucet, J.

doi:10.1016/j.diabet.2009.02.003

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Title		A call to incorporate the prevention and treatment of geriatric disorders in the management of diabetes in the elderly
Authors		Vischer, Ulrich Max Bauduceau, B. Bourdel-Marchasson, I. Blickle, J.-F. Constans, T. Fagot-Campagna, A. Kaloustian, E. Lassman-Vague, V. Lecomte, P. Simonin, Daniel Tessier, D. Verny, C. Doucet, J. show all authors [1 - 13]
Published in		Diabetes & metabolism. 2009, vol. 35, no. 3, p. 168-177
Abstract		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.
Keywords		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
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2009.02.003 PMID: 19446486
Full text		Article (Published version) (230 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de réadaptation et gériatrie
Research group		Alfediam/SFGG French-speaking group for study of diabetes in the elderly
Citation (ISO format)		VISCHER, Ulrich Max et al. A call to incorporate the prevention and treatment of geriatric disorders in the management of diabetes in the elderly. In: Diabetes & metabolism, 2009, vol. 35, n° 3, p. 168-177. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2009.02.003 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:5468