title: Preventing and managing diabetic complications in elderly patients.
abstract: Elderly patients with diabetes are prone to a number of complications, some of which take precedence over or hinder or preclude the intensive glucose control recommended for younger diabetic patients. This article reviews some of these complications, including coronary artery disease, retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, and others.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hornick
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Aron
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000517:prevention & control; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose