title: [Treatment of type 2 diabetes in elderly patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Type 2 diabetes is a disease which occurs more frequently with increasing age and is particularly influenced by the lifestyle of those affected in addition to a genetic disposition and age-related alterations.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to discuss the evidence for special characteristics of the therapy of type 2 diabetes in elderly patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study is based on a literature survey and the guidelines of the"Deutsche Diabetes-Gesellschaft" (DDG, German Diabetes Society).
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is increasingly more awareness of diabetes in advanced age not least due to the expected demographic changes. The therapeutic options in older patients with diabetes must be assessed depending on the achievable targets of therapy and comorbidities, in particular limited renal function.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Geriatrie, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Regensburg, Prüfeningerstr. 86, 93049, Regensburg, Deutschland, Christiane.Girlich@barmherzige-regensburg.de.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Girlich
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bollheimer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004035:Diet Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin