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  • More than 20% of persons older than age 65 years have diabetes.
  • Older adults with type 2 diabetes have a wide range of clinical and functional differences in diabetes duration, complications, physical and cognitive capability, and life expectancy. They are also at greater risk for common geriatric syndromes, such as polypharmacy, depression, urinary incontinence, injurious falls, and persistent pain.
  • Intensive diabetes therapy, using the same goals as for younger patients with diabetes, is appropriate for older adult patients who are
    • functional and cognitively intact
    • expected to live long enough to reap the benefits of long-term therapy
    • able to undertake self-management
  • Treating cardiovascular risk factors in older adults with diabetes may have greater impact on reducing morbidity and mortality than treating hyperglycemia alone.
  • Older patients can be treated with the same drug regimens as younger patients, using special care in prescribing and monitoring and starting with the lowest recommended dosages.
  • Set less-intensive glycemic goals for patients with life-limiting comorbid illness, advanced diabetes complications, and cognitive or functional limitations.
American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes—2009. Diabetes Care. 2009;32(suppl 1):S13-S61.
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