Use of Serum c-Peptide Level to Simplify Diabetes Treatment Regimens in Older Adults

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-397

  Munshi, Medha N ^a,b,c   Hayes, Mellody ^a   Sternthal, Adrianne ^a   Ayres, Darlene ^a  

^a JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

c Peptide; Diabetes; Older adults; Simplification; Treatment

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; C-PEPTIDE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 63049094584     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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