Diabetes treatment and hypoglycaemic episodes in elderly patients at nursing homes in Uppsala County.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the situation for elderly patients with diabetes living in nursing homes with regard to diabetes treatment, clinical variables, and vascular complications associated with diabetes. A second aim was to evaluate if the patients were at risk of hypoglycaemia.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including diabetes patients from all 30 nursing homes in Uppsala County, Sweden.