Management of Diabetes in the Elderly

Management of Diabetes in the Elderly
The author explains in his brief : "The management of older adults with type 2 diabetes requires careful consideration of the effects that advancing age and changes in health status can have on the competing risks and benefits of therapeutic interventions. Although tight glycemic control is not always an appropriate treatment goal, many older people with diabetes are undertreated and could benefit from improved glycemic control and more aggressive management of risk factors for macrovascular disease."---Jeffrey I. Wallace, MD, MPH