Glucose targets in older adults with diabetes: an evolving landscape.

摘要

To the Editor: The position statement on diabetes mellitus in older people on behalf of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and the European Diabetes Working Party for Older People in the July issue of this journal is an important addition to clinical guidelines addressing this issue.1 It is succinct and provides consensus statements on several aspects of diabetes care that continue to cause concern to clinicians managing older adults with diabetes and other comorbidities across the care continuum. These are appropriate glucose targets, the influence of comorbidities, patient safety, therapy, and management of diabetes in long-term facilities, to name a few.