Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Diabetes:Special Considerations for Older Adults
University of Arizona College of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Sponsor:
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Geriatric Education Center (GEC)
POGOe Id:
20380
Date Posted:
06/30/2016
Date Reviewed/Updated
for Clinical Accuracy:
06/30/2016
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Abstract:
"Diabetes:Special Considerations for Older Adults" is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric topics and provide clinically useful assessments and interventions. Initially developed for remote, rural clinical sites, they are useful for students and health care professionals from many fields and across a very broad range of health care settings.
Educational objectives:
Objectives:
1. Modify glycemic control goals in older diabetes based on functional status and life expectancy
2. Identify blood pressure and lipid control as higher priorities than glycemic control for reducing the rate of cardiovascular complications in older patients with diabetes
3. Appropriately screen for geriatric syndromes in older patients who have diabetes
Additional information/Special implementation requirements or guidelines:
Subscribers to POGOe are free to reprint Elder Care on their own stationery or in other publications without obtaining specific permission, so long as
(1) content is not changed,
(2) no one is charged a fee to use or read the publication,
(3) authors and their affiliated institutions are noted without change, and
(4) the reprint includes the following statement: “Reprinted courtesy of the Arizona Reynolds Program of Applied Geriatrics and the Arizona Geriatric Education Center."
(1) content is not changed,
(2) no one is charged a fee to use or read the publication,
(3) authors and their affiliated institutions are noted without change, and
(4) the reprint includes the following statement: “Reprinted courtesy of the Arizona Reynolds Program of Applied Geriatrics and the Arizona Geriatric Education Center."
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Intended learner audience:
Geriatric Competencies:
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Estimated time to complete:
30 minutes
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
No, I (we) have nothing to disclose.
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Suggested Citation:
Dr. Barry Weiss. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Diabetes:Special Considerations for Older Adults. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2016 Available from: https://pogoe.org/productid/20380