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Cardiovascular Risk, Glucose and Targets for Management of Diabetes in Older People

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Older people make up a large proportion of people with diabetes, and although there is much guidance for the treatment of people with type 2 diabetes, these do not take into account the real situation in the elderly such as co-morbidities and frailty. Indeed, frail elderly are routinely excluded from large clinical trials, where cardiovascular risk, hypertension and risk of death are so much higher. This chapter discusses current trial evidence for cardiovascular risk, glucose and targets for management of diabetes in older people, allowing for the heterogeneous nature of this group and offering some practical guidance for practising clinicians in this difficult area.

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Hawthorne, G., Yarnall, A.J. (2011). Cardiovascular Risk, Glucose and Targets for Management of Diabetes in Older People. In: Hawthorne, G. (eds) Diabetes Care for the Older Patient. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-461-6_5

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