Keep Track

Your personal Diary Click Here

Medicines

Know them better Click Here

Health Forums

Join the conversation. Click Here

Doctors Lounge

Connect and share Click Here

Category: Diabetes

What's the Optimal HbA1c Level in Elders?

In an observational study, glycosylated hemoglobin between 8% and 9% was best.

Experienced clinicians have long recognized that tight glycemic control can be perilous in frail older patients with type 2 diabetes. Now, an observational study addresses that concern. Researchers in San Francisco studied 367 community-dwelling, older patients (mean age, 80) with diabetes who participated in a comprehensive adult day-care program and were unable to live independently.


Read More...