CE for Pharmacists: Continuing Education Diabetes Treatment in the Older Adult
by Trisha M Seys Ranola PharmD, Lauren L Welch PharmD, Whitney M Simons PharmD
"Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been on the rise over the past several decades. With the advances in diabetes treatment, we are seeing a growth in the number of older adults living with the condition. As treatments for all chronic conditions have improved, there are now more older adults living with T2DM.1 In 2018, there were 14.3 million adults over the age of 65 (26.8% of that age group) living with T2DM; this is predicted to increase to 26.7 million by the year 2050.1 The rise in diabetes rates brings up substantial questions for the geriatric provider: What treatments can we use safely for our older adults? Which medications will cause the fewest side effects? What therapies have the potential to improve or worsen comorbidities that diabetic patients are living with? In this article, we will address these geriatric considerations and offer an overview of diabetes therapies as they apply to this unique patient population."
Keywords: Blood Glucose, Quality of Life, Prescription Drugs, Insulin, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Caregivers, Polyuria, Nocturia, Accidental Falls, Cardiovascular Diseases, Medically Uninsured, Pharmacists, Poverty, Public Health, Food Insecurity, Decision Making, Shared, Age of Onset, Family Practice, Fasting, Goals, Social Determinants of Health, Medicare, Life Style, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Delivery of Health Care, Immune System, Hyperphagia, Retinal Diseases
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2021 May/June Table of Contents
"Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been on the rise over the past several decades. With the advances in diabetes treatment, we are seeing a growth in the number of older adults living with the condition. As treatments for all chronic conditions have improved, there are now more older adults living with T2DM.1 In 2018, there were 14.3 million adults over the age of 65 (26.8% of that age group) living with T2DM; this is predicted to increase to 26.7 million by the year 2050.1 The rise in diabetes rates brings up substantial questions for the geriatric provider: What treatments can we use safely for our older adults? Which medications will cause the fewest side effects? What therapies have the potential to improve or worsen comorbidities that diabetic patients are living with? In this article, we will address these geriatric considerations and offer an overview of diabetes therapies as they apply to this unique patient population."
Keywords: Blood Glucose, Quality of Life, Prescription Drugs, Insulin, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Caregivers, Polyuria, Nocturia, Accidental Falls, Cardiovascular Diseases, Medically Uninsured, Pharmacists, Poverty, Public Health, Food Insecurity, Decision Making, Shared, Age of Onset, Family Practice, Fasting, Goals, Social Determinants of Health, Medicare, Life Style, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Delivery of Health Care, Immune System, Hyperphagia, Retinal Diseases
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2021 May/June Table of Contents