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  • Title: Current status of diabetes management in elderly Koreans with diabetes.
    Author: Noh JH, Kim SK, Cho YJ, Nam HU, Kim IJ, Jeong IK, Choi MG, Yoo HJ, Ahn YH, Bae HY, Jang HC.
    Journal: Diabetes Res Clin Pract; 2007 Sep; 77 Suppl 1():S71-5. PubMed ID: 17481770.
    Abstract:
    Knowledge about the current status of diabetes management is indispensable for the improvement of diabetes management. We performed a survey to investigate the current trend of diabetes management in elderly Koreans, at eight hospitals located throughout the country. A total of 539 patients with type 2 diabetes older than 65 years (men=224, women=315) were recruited. Their mean age was 71.5+/-4.9 years and BMI 24.3+/-3.4 (men=23.6+/-2.8, women=24.9+/-3.7)kg/m(2), and 38.2% of the patients were obese (BMI> or =25 kg/m(2), men=29.5%, women=44.4%). The mean duration of the diabetes was 13.1+/-9.2 years. Although 37.3% of the patients had A1C below 7.0%, 33.8% of the patients had A1C more than 8.0%. Three hundred and sixty three patients (67.4%) were treated with oral hypoglycemic agents and 175 patients (32.5%) were treated with insulin or combination with oral agents. The glycemic control was better in patients treated with oral agents (oral agent group=7.7+/-4.6%, insulin group=8.5+/-1.9%). Although mean SBP and DBP were 131.4+/-16.7 and 75.9+/-10.4 mmHg, respectively, 67.4% of the patients had hypertension and 38.2% of the patients with hypertension did not reach the goal (<130/80 mmHg). Of 539 elderly patients, 253 patients (47.4%) had dyslipidemia (LDL-C> or =4.1 mmol/l and/or triglyceride> or =2.5 mmol/l and/or HDL-C<1.1 mmol/l) and 72.7% of the patients with dyslipidemia took the lipid lowering agents. However, 47.4% of them did not achieve the goal (LDL-C<2.6 mmol/l and/or triglyceride<1.7 mmol/l and/or HDL-C>1.1 mmol/l). Twenty-eight patients (5.5%) had been admitted to the hospital because of severe hypoglycemia. Half of the patients (57%) had microvascular complications (retinopathy, neuropathy or overt proteinuria), and 28% of the patients had macro-vascular complications (CVD, stroke or peripheral vascular disease). As elderly diabetic patients are usually polymorbid, diabetes mellitus in old age is needed a more comprehensive approach to not only the treatment of hyperglycemia but also of hypertension, dyslipidemia and other associated diseases.
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