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Potential overtreatment of older, complex adults with diabetes.
This study examined glycemic control levels among older adults with diabetes mellitus by health status and to estimate the prevalence of potential overtreatment of diabetes. Most older patients with complex/intermediate or very complex/poor health status, reached tight glycemic targets between 2001 and 2010. Most of them were treated with insulin or sulfonylureas. The findings suggest that a substantial proportion of older adults with diabetes were potentially over-treated.
AHRQ-funded; HS018542.
Citation: Huang ES .
Potential overtreatment of older, complex adults with diabetes.
JAMA 2015 Sep 22-29;314(12):1280-1. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.9757..
Keywords: Diabetes, Elderly, Health Status