title: [Lifestyle of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus].
abstract: In elderly people, glucose tolerance is deteriorated and the incidence of diabetes mellitus is increased, due to decreased muscle mass and physical activity, declining pancreatic beta cell function, and other factors. Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for arteriosclerosis development in the elderly. Precise diagnosis and adequate treatment are necessary to prevent cerebrovascular and ischemic heart diseases. Elderly patients with diabetes mellitus are characteristically afflicted with more complications, impaired activities of daily living, cognitive function decline, and family environment problems, as compared with young and middle-aged diabetics. Therefore, tailor-made rather than uniform therapy becomes important. Lifestyle modification is the basis of diabetes treatment. Herein, we describe "prevention and management" of diabetes mellitus, focusing on the lifestyles of elderly diabetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Geriatric Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Geriatric Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D004035:Diet Therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D008019:Life Style; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors