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Review
. 2009 Oct;13(8):685-91.
doi: 10.1007/s12603-009-0198-3.

Key priorities in managing glucose control in older people with diabetes

I Bourdel Marchasson  1 , J Doucet, B Bauduceau, G Berrut, J F Blickle, P Brocker, T Constans, A Fagot Campagna, E Kaloustian, V Lassmann Vague, P Lecomte, D Simon, D Tessier, C Verny, U M Vischer; ALFEDIAM/SFGG French-Speaking Group for Study of Diabetes in the Elderly
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Key priorities in managing glucose control in older people with diabetes

I Bourdel Marchasson et al. J Nutr Health Aging. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

Older people with diabetes represent a major and increasing proportion of our elderly population and their care requires better organisation. Targets for risk factor control and pathways of care must be adjusted to the subject's general health status. It is thus advisable to screen for frailty. We have carried out a detailed literature review of the studies published on diabetes in older people since 1990. Studies were considered if they included groups or subgroups of diabetic patients > 65 years old. This review discusses the elaboration of general targets for care, the approach to risk factor control, the screening and the specific prevention or management of complications, the integration of geriatric concepts in diabetes care and the specificity of education with respect to frailty status.

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