Abstract
AbstractDiabetes in old age is one of the most common chronical diseases by a prevalence of up to 25 % of the 70-year and older patients. Elderly with diabetes often suffer from functional or cognitive deficits that must be realized for therapeutic issues. These would include special geriatric syndromes like frailty, falls, immobility or higher vulnerability for drug interactions. Therefore the German Diabetes Association recommends to adjust therapeutic goals not only to patients’ goals but also to their individual functional status. Simple therapy regimens should be preferred to avoid polypharmacia and to preserve the patients’ independence as long as possible.
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