Improving Diabetes Management in Older Adults

Volume 02, Issue 17
July 2011

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Improving Diabetes Management in Older Adults

Interview with:

Medha Munshi, MD, Director, Geriatric Diabetes Clinic, Joslin Diabetes Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

A heterogeneous population with complicated management

The population of older adults with diabetes is very heterogeneous with respect to diabetes duration, presence of co­morbidities, physical functioning and independence, cognition, social support, and financial status. When...