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C Girlich1, U Hoffmann, C Bollheimer
1Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Geriatrie, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Regensburg, Prüfeningerstr. 86, 93049, Regensburg, Deutschland, Christiane.Girlich@barmherzige-regensburg.de.
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.
Aim:
The purpose of this article is to discuss the evidence for special characteristics of the therapy of type 2 diabetes in elderly patients.
Material And 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.
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