Management and drug therapy in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2014.10.015
- VernacularTitle:老年糖尿病患者的管理及药物治疗
- Author:
Yao ZHANG
;
Bing YAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Diabetes mellitus,type 2;
Oral medicine;
Hypoglycemia
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2014;30(10):876-878
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Nowadays,aging is the general trend of population development in the world.Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the elderly.Because of the atypical symptoms and signs,accompaniment of chronic cardiovascular disease and vulnerability to low blood glucose in the elder patients with diabetes,we should to make safe,effective,and individualized therapeutic programs for them.This paper will review the current prevalence,characteristics,and oral drug selection among elderly individuals with T2DM.
