title: [Strategies for the prevention of elderly-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus].
abstract: The recent medical statistics have revealed that the incidence of type 2 diabetes increased more rapidly in elderly people than that of manhood. Several randomized clinical trials to evaluate the strategies for preventing type 2 diabetes such as Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study, The STOP-NIDDM, have been conducted. These studies suggested that a lifestyle intervention and treatment with antihyperglycemic agent inhibit the onset of diabetes in elderly people as well as manhood. However, the evidence for elderly people is not sufficient. The social and physical features of elderly persons should also been taken into account for the strategies to prevent the elderly-onset type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University.
authors.forename: Tetsushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toyonaga
authors.forename: Eiichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Araki
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015994:Incidence; D008019:Life Style; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents