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Diabetes and Frailty

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It is apparent that some individuals age more rapidly and become frailer, while others remain robust and physically independent well into their tenth decade. Frailty is a term intuitively understood, but its definition presents a challenge and there is no clear consensus. It is believed to relate to the decrease in physiological reserve and diminished ability to resist stressors, promoting vulnerability in the frail individual. Currently a range of models are used to measure frailty but the choice of components of the model is critical to any definition.

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  1. Department of Elderly Care, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK

    Gemma M. Smith M.B.B.S., MRCP (Edin)

  2. Bone Clinic, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK

    Terry J. Aspray M.B.B.S., M.D., FRCP, FRCP (Edin)

  3. Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5PL, UK

    Terry J. Aspray M.B.B.S., M.D., FRCP, FRCP (Edin)

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    Gillian Hawthorne

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Smith, G.M., Aspray, T.J. (2011). Diabetes and Frailty. In: Hawthorne, G. (eds) Diabetes Care for the Older Patient. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-461-6_6

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