Inappropriate intensification of glucose-lowering treatment in older patients with type 2 diabetes: the global DISCOVER study

Autor: Jesús Medina, Peter Fenici, Fengming Tang, Hirotaka Watada, Antonio Nicolucci, Iichiro Shimomura, Mikhail Kosiborod, Hungta Chen, Andrew Cooper, Brenda Bongaerts, Bernard H Charbonnel, Marilia Gomes, Marina Shestakova
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2052-4897
DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001585
Popis: Introduction Although individualized target glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels are recommended in older people with type 2 diabetes, studies report high levels of potential overtreatment. We aimed to investigate the proportion of older patients (aged ≥65 years) who potentially received an inappropriately intensive treatment (HbA1c level
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