TY - ADVS AU - Strain,David TI - Treating diabetes in the elderly: overcoming challenges T2 - The biomedical & life sciences collection, PY - 2020/// CY - London PB - Henry Stewart Talks KW - Diabetes in old age KW - Diabetes KW - Epidemiology KW - Treatment KW - Older people KW - Diseases KW - Aged KW - Diabetes Mellitus KW - epidemiology KW - therapy KW - Frail Elderly KW - Frailty KW - Glycated Hemoglobin A KW - therapeutic use KW - Longevity KW - Quality of Life N1 - Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration; Title from title frames; Contents: Diabetes as a growing problem -- Predicted outcome when diabetes and frailty are associated -- Accomplishing the assessment of frailty through short consultation -- The complexity of treating frail older adults with diabetes -- Predicting benefit of response by frailty when creating treatment targets – Determining HbA1c targets for older adults according to their frailty condition -- Targeting via HbA1c (approx. 7.5 per cent) in fit older adults to improve longevity -- Targeting via HbA1c (8 per cent) in moderate frailty to reduce microvascular complications -- Targeting via HbA1c (8.5 per cent) in severe frailty to improve quality of life -- Re-assessing interventions after three months due to dynamic nature of frailty; Access restricted to subscribers UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/4243/ ER -