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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2018
'Leave Well Enough Alone': A New Mantra for Management of Diabetes in the Elderly.
- Paul M Ryan.
- School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
- Int. J. Clin. Pract. 2018 Dec 5: e13301e13301.
AbstractA multitude of epidemiological cross-sectional and case-control studies have now indicated that overly-stringent or 'tight' glycaemic control in the elderly is at best of no benefit to the patient and at worst a reckless endeavour. Rodiguez-Poncelas et al. recently demonstrated that this issue remains unresolved by presenting data in the International Journal of Clinical Practice on this somewhat under-acknowledged aspect of diabetes care.1 Perhaps now is the time for physicians to take note and implement a mantra of 'leave well enough alone' in the case of the diabetic elderly. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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