Insulin treatment in diabetics 75+years: experiences and results in outpatient care
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Advances gerontology |
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| Field | Other specializations of internal medicine |
| Keywords | diabetes mellistus insulin therapy |
| Description | Diabetes mellitus(DM) has a crucial impact on personal and social health. In the very old age it singnificantly affects also the social status of the individual. In the elderly 75+y.DM occurs often in the domain of multi-morbidity and can conduce to incurrence and development of serious disability, which can sifnicantly influence further therapeutic procedures.,The study was aimed at analyzing the situation connected with the DM development, duration, insulin therapy period and overall approach in persons 75+y. at 8 diabetological outpatient clinics of the Brno city. |