MPG.eBooks - Table of Contents: Treating diabetes in the elderly

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Strain, David
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London Henry Stewart Talks 2020, 2020
Series:	The biomedical & life sciences collection
Subjects:	Frailty Aged Diabetes / Epidemiology Frail Elderly Diabetes Mellitus / Epidemiology Diabetes / Treatment Quality Of Life Glycated Hemoglobin A / Therapeutic Use Longevity Older People / Diseases Diabetes Mellitus / Therapy Diabetes In Old Age
Online Access:	https://hstalks.com/bs/4243
Collection:	Henry Stewart Talks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa

Table of Contents:

Diabetes as a growing problem
Predicted outcome when diabetes and frailty are associated
Accomplishing the assessment of frailty through short consultation
The complexity of treating frail older adults with diabetes
Predicting benefit of response by frailty when creating treatment targets – Determining HbA1c targets for older adults according to their frailty condition
Targeting via HbA1c (approx. 7.5 per cent) in fit older adults to improve longevity
Targeting via HbA1c (8 per cent) in moderate frailty to reduce microvascular complications
Targeting via HbA1c (8.5 per cent) in severe frailty to improve quality of life
Re-assessing interventions after three months due to dynamic nature of frailty