title: Elderly diabetic patients: target an HbA1c of about 8.5%.
abstract: In the absence of reliable data on elderly and frail diabetic patients, some specialists recommend raising the HbA1c target to 8.5% or 9%.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human