[Aging well with diabetes].

The care of elderly people with diabetes has become a real public health issue due to the growing number of patients. In these patients, the complications of the pathology are often combined with more particularly gerontological manifestations. It is therefore essential to adapt the therapeutic objectives according to the clinical presentation of each of them.

Painful forms of diabetic neuropathy.

Diabetic neuropathy is a frequent and severe degenerative complication of diabetes. The diagnosis is easily performed in painful symptomatic patients. Sensitivity disorders responsible for numbness, tingling, and loss of feeling are part and parcel of diabetic foot syndrome and require investigation in view of preventing trophic ulcers.

Five-Year Follow-Up of Diabetic Complications and Geriatric Alterations in French Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes According to Treatment Modalities: The Observational Prospective GERODIAB Cohort.

Background: Little is known about clinical events occurring in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to their therapeutic modalities based on the prescription of insulin and/or oral antidiabetic drugs.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the complications of diabetes and geriatric alterations that occurred according to three therapeutic modalities prescribed over 5 years.

Methods: A total of 616 patients from the GERODIAB cohort (mean age 77.

Therapeutic choices in elderly diabetic patients.

The care of elderly diabetic patients has now become a real public health issue due to the increase in the number of patients. In this population, complications are more serious and are intertwined with more specifically gerontological issues. Treatment goals should be individualized based on the patient's clinical presentation.