From the October 2020 issue of UCLA Health's Healthy Years (HY)
Diabetes Treatment Considerations for Older Adults
A person’s mental state and presence of other chronic diseases impact disease management.
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About 30.3 million people in the United States, 9.4 percent of the population, have type 2 diabetes (hereafter diabetes). The disease affects seniors more than any other age group. “About 38 percent of people over the age of 65 are living with diabetes, almost double the amount compared to just 15 years ago,” says endocrinologist […]