Preventing and managing diabetic complications in elderly patients.

Cleve Clin J Med

Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA.

Published: February 2008

Elderly patients with diabetes are prone to a number of complications, some of which take precedence over or hinder or preclude the intensive glucose control recommended for younger diabetic patients. This article reviews some of these complications, including coronary artery disease, retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, and others.

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