Glucose control in older adults with diabetes mellitus-more harm than good?

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Lipska, Kasia J ^a   Montori, Victor M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; SULFONYLUREA;

BLADDER CANCER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CLEARANCE; FLUID RETENTION; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; VISUAL ACUITY; WEIGHT GAIN; AGING; FAINTNESS;

DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE;

EID: 84880678126     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6189     Document Type: Note

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