Treating diabetes in the elderly : overcoming challenges / David Strain.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Strain, David, (University of Exeter Medical School, UK), Speaker.

Series:

Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection.

The biomedical & life sciences collection, 2056-452X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diabetes in old age.

Diabetes--Epidemiology.

Diabetes.

Diabetes--Treatment.

Older people--Diseases.

Older people.

Aged.

Diabetes Mellitus--epidemiology.

Diabetes Mellitus--therapy.

Frail Elderly.

Frailty.

Glycated Hemoglobin--therapeutic use.

Longevity.

Quality of Life.

Medical Subjects:

Aged.

Diabetes Mellitus--epidemiology.

Diabetes Mellitus--therapy.

Frail Elderly.

Frailty.

Glycated Hemoglobin--therapeutic use.

Longevity.

Quality of Life.

Physical Description:

1 videorecording (38 min., 12 sec.) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2020.

System Details:

video file

Contents:

Contents: Diabetes as a growing problem

Predicted outcome when diabetes and frailty are associated

Accomplishing the assessment of frailty through short consultation

The complexity of treating frail older adults with diabetes

Predicting benefit of response by frailty when creating treatment targets – Determining HbA1c targets for older adults according to their frailty condition

Targeting via HbA1c (approx. 7.5 per cent) in fit older adults to improve longevity

Targeting via HbA1c (8 per cent) in moderate frailty to reduce microvascular complications

Targeting via HbA1c (8.5 per cent) in severe frailty to improve quality of life

Re-assessing interventions after three months due to dynamic nature of frailty.

Notes:

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Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.

Title from title frames.

Publisher Number:

5092 Henry Stewart Talks