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Albalawi HFA. The Role of Tele-Exercise for People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Scoping Review. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:917. [PMID: 38727474 PMCID: PMC11083061 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12090917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Supervised exercise interventions tend to be more effective than unsupervised exercises or physical activity advice alone. However, people with type 2 diabetes may find it difficult to attend supervised exercise interventions due to several obstacles. Tele-exercise, or utilizing technology to deliver home-based exercise, might be a solution. OBJECTIVE This scoping review aimed to explore clinical trials investigating the impact of tele-exercise interventions in individuals with type 2 diabetes Methods: Four electronic databases were searched for the period up to January 2024 for clinical trials investigating the impact of tele-exercise on health-related outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes. RESULTS Seven trials involving 460 individuals with type 2 diabetes met the inclusion criteria. In these trials, combined aerobic and resistance exercise programs were the main types delivered remotely. To deliver such programs, both synchronous (n = 4) and asynchronous (n = 3) delivery modes were adopted. Regardless of the delivery mode, all tele-exercise interventions led to improvements in various factors related to type 2 diabetes and its complications, including glycemic control, blood lipids, body composition, functional capacity, muscle strength, and quality of life. The improvements were also found to be as effective as those of supervised exercise. CONCLUSIONS Tele-exercise interventions seem to be feasible and as effective as supervised exercise interventions in terms of improving glycemic control, blood lipids, functional capacity, muscle strength, body composition, and quality of life for people with type 2 diabetes.
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- Hani Fahad A Albalawi
- Department of Health Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia
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Zan H, Meng Z, Li J, Zhang X, Liu T. Factors associated with quality of life among elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the role of family caregivers. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:539. [PMID: 38383369 PMCID: PMC10880260 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17917-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND As a long-term chronic disease, Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients' quality of life is affected by both themselves and his/ her close relatives, requiring comprehensive support from family members to ensure that patients are able to manage disease. The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between caregivers' sense of coherence, caregiver competence, and T2DM patients' quality of life, as well as to explore the factors affecting patients with T2DM patients. METHODS This investigation was a cross-sectional study. Between October 2022 and July 2023, 392 participant-caregiver dyads from two hospitals in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province, were researched. Participants were investigated by General Characteristics Questionnaire, Modified Barthel Index (MBI), Diabetes Specific Quality of Life Scale (DSQLS), Sense of Coherence scale-13 (SOC-13), and Family Caregiver Task Inventory (FCTI). Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 25. Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses were used to identify the independent factors associated with the quality of life of elderly patients with T2DM. RESULTS The average score of T2DM quality of life was 61.14 (SD = 7.37), quality of life was negatively correlated with sense of coherence (r=-0.344, P<0.01) and positively correlated with caregiver competence (r = 0.522, P<0.01). Furthermore, we found that age, disease duration, activities of daily living scores, sense of coherence, and caregiver competence scores were the main predictors of quality of life (R2 = 0.375, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This study found that high levels of sense of coherence and caregiver competence in family caregivers were associated with better quality of life for patients. Furthermore, we also found that good quality of life was also related to younger age, shorter disease duration, and less dependence. This study offers a feasible example for policymakers to improve the quality of life from the perspective of T2DM patients' family caregivers.
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- Haijing Zan
- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Linghe District Jinzhou City, No.40,Section 3, Songpo Road, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Linghe District Jinzhou City, No.40,Section 3, Songpo Road, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Linghe District Jinzhou City, No.40,Section 3, Songpo Road, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Linghe District Jinzhou City, No.40,Section 3, Songpo Road, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Linghe District Jinzhou City, No.40,Section 3, Songpo Road, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
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Oyewole OO, Ale AO, Ogunlana MO, Gurayah T. Burden of disability in type 2 diabetes mellitus and the moderating effects of physical activity. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:3128-3139. [PMID: 37274052 PMCID: PMC10237122 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i14.3128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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The growing diabetic epidemic has created a substantial burden, not only on the people with diabetes but also on society at large. This mini-review discussed the limitations and patterns of disability in type 2 diabetes mellitus and put forward a case for the moderating effects of physical activity (PA) in the management of diabetes. The limitations and impairments associated with diabetes include vascular, neurological, cardiac, and renal impairments. Moreover, individuals participate less in their daily lives and in their instrumental activities of daily living, which negatively impacts the quality of life of individuals with diabetes. This often leads to a loss of quality of life due to disabilities, resulting in an increased rate of disability-adjusted life years among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Moreover, there are psychosocial sequelae of diabetes mellitus. This necessitates looking for moderating factors that may reduce the burden of the disease. PA has been shown to be one of the factors that can mitigate these burdens. PA does this in several ways, including through the benefits it confers, such as a reduction of hemoglobin A1c, a reduction of excess fat in the liver and pancreas, and the reduction of cardiovascular risk factors, all of which favorably affect glycemic parameters. Specifically, PA regulates or moderates diabetes disability through two mechanisms: The regulation of glucolipid metabolism disorders and the optimization of body mass index and systemic conditions. Therefore, efforts should be directed at PA uptake through identified strategies. This will not only prevent diabetes or diabetes complications but will reduce its burden.
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- Olufemi O Oyewole
- Department of Physiotherapy, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu 201101, Ogun, Nigeria
- College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 3629, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu 121101, Ogun, Nigeria
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Unit, Medicine, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu 121101, Ogun, Nigeria
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- College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 3629, South Africa
- Department of Physiotherapy, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta 110101, Ogun, Nigeria
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- Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Kwazulu Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000
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Zhou Z, Curtis AJ, Owen A, Wolfe R, Murray AM, Tonkin AM, Ernst ME, Orchard SG, Zhu C, Carr PR, Reid CM, Espinoza SE, Shah RC, Woods RL, Ryan J, McNeil JJ, Nelson MR, Zoungas S. Prediabetes, diabetes and loss of disability-free survival in a community-based older cohort: a post-hoc analysis of the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly trial. Age Ageing 2023; 52:7136745. [PMID: 37097768 PMCID: PMC10128162 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afad060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence for the prognostic implications of hyperglycaemia in older adults is inconsistent. OBJECTIVE To evaluate disability-free survival (DFS) in older individuals by glycaemic status. METHODS This analysis used data from a randomised trial recruiting 19,114 community-based participants aged ≥70 years, who had no prior cardiovascular events, dementia and physical disability. Participants with sufficient information to ascertain their baseline diabetes status were categorised as having normoglycaemia (fasting plasma glucose [FPG] < 5.6 mmol/l, 64%), prediabetes (FPG 5.6 to <7.0 mmol/l, 26%) and diabetes (self-report or FPG ≥ 7.0 mmol/l or use of glucose-lowering agents, 11%). The primary outcome was loss of disability-free survival (DFS), a composite of all-cause mortality, persistent physical disability or dementia. Other outcomes included the three individual components of the DFS loss, as well as cognitive impairment-no dementia (CIND), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and any cardiovascular event. Cox models were used for outcome analyses, with covariate adjustment using inverse-probability weighting. RESULTS We included 18,816 participants (median follow-up: 6.9 years). Compared to normoglycaemia, participants with diabetes had greater risks of DFS loss (weighted HR: 1.39, 95% CI 1.21-1.60), all-cause mortality (1.45, 1.23-1.72), persistent physical disability (1.73, 1.35-2.22), CIND (1.22, 1.08-1.38), MACE (1.30, 1.04-1.63) and cardiovascular events (1.25, 1.02-1.54) but not dementia (1.13, 0.87-1.47). The prediabetes group did not have an excess risk for DFS loss (1.02, 0.93-1.12) or other outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Among older people, diabetes was associated with reduced DFS, and higher risk of CIND and cardiovascular outcomes, whereas prediabetes was not. The impact of preventing or treating diabetes in this age group deserves closer attention.
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- Zhen Zhou
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine Hennepin HealthCare, Berman Centre for Outcomes and Clinical Research, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA
- Department of Family Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Sam and Ann Barshop Institute, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Geriatrics Research, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, The Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Hypoglycaemic therapy in frail older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus-a choice determined by metabolic phenotype. Aging Clin Exp Res 2022; 34:1949-1967. [PMID: 35723859 PMCID: PMC9208348 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-022-02142-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Frailty is a newly emerging complication of diabetes in older people and increasingly recognised in national and international clinical guidelines. However, frailty remains less clearly defined and frail older people with diabetes are rarely characterised. The general recommendation of clinical guidelines is to aim for a relaxed glycaemic control, mainly to avoid hypoglycaemia, in this often-vulnerable group of patients. With increasing age and development of frailty, body composition changes are characterised by an increase in visceral adipose tissue and a decrease in body muscle mass. Depending on the overall body weight, differential loss of muscle fibre types and body adipose/muscle tissue ratio, the presence of any associated frailty can be seen as a spectrum of metabolic phenotypes that vary in insulin resistance of which we have defined two specific phenotypes. The sarcopenic obese (SO) frail phenotype with increased visceral fat and increased insulin resistance on one side of spectrum and the anorexic malnourished (AM) frail phenotype with significant muscle loss and reduced insulin resistance on the other. In view of these varying metabolic phenotypes, the choice of hypoglycaemic therapy, glycaemic targets and overall goals of therapy are likely to be different. In the SO phenotype, weight-limiting hypoglycaemic agents, especially the new agents of GLP-1RA and SGLT-2 inhibitors, should be considered early on in therapy due to their benefits on weight reduction and ability to achieve tight glycaemic control where the focus will be on the reduction of cardiovascular risk. In the AM phenotype, weight-neutral agents or insulin therapy should be considered early on due to their benefits of limiting further weight loss and the possible anabolic effects of insulin. Here, the goals of therapy will be a combination of relaxed glycaemic control and avoidance of hypoglycaemia; and the focus will be on maintenance of a good quality of life. Future research is still required to develop novel hypoglycaemic agents with a positive effect on body composition in frailty and improvements in clinical outcomes.
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Abdelhafiz AH, Sinclair AJ. Metabolic phenotypes explain the relationship between dysglycaemia and frailty in older people with type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2022; 36:108144. [PMID: 35151546 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2022.108144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dysglycaemia (hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia) increase the risk of frailty in older people with diabetes, which appears contradictory. However, the characteristics of patients included in these studies are different and may reflect different metabolic phenotypes of frailty that may explain this apparent contradiction. AIMS To review the characteristics of frail patients included in clinical studies that reported an association between dysglycaemia and frailty in order to explore whether there is any metabolic differences in the profile of these patients. METHODS A systematic review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations. Key words around older people, type 2 diabetes mellitus, frailty, hyperglycaemia and low glycaemia were used in the literature search. RESULTS Only 8 studies met the inclusion criteria. Four studies investigated the risk of frailty associated with low glycaemia. Two studies showed that hypoglycaemia increased the risk of frailty by 44% (HR 1.60, 95% CI 1.14 to 2.42) and predicted greater level of dependency (p < 0.001), respectively. The other two studies reported that HbA1c inversely correlated with clinical frailty scale (r = -0.31, p < 0.01) and HbA1c < 6.0% was associated with increased risk of disability (3.45, 1.02 to 11.6), respectively. Compared with non-frail patients, those with frailty tended to have lower body weight or body mass index (BMI), have features of malnutrition such as low serum albumin or low total cholesterol and suffer from more comorbidities including dementia. Four studies explored the association of high glycaemia with frailty. Higher HbA1c predicted frailty (OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.045 to 1.97) and positively correlated with Edmonton frail score (r = 0.44, p < 0.001), respectively in two studies. The other two studies found that subjects with HbA1c ≥ 6.5% had the greatest prevalence of frailty (70.3%) and subjects with higher HbA1c at baseline to have a higher frailty level throughout later life, respectively. Compared with non-frail patients, those with frailty tended to have higher body weight, waist circumference and BMI. They also have less physical activity, higher cholesterol level and have more comorbidities. CONCLUSIONS Dysglycaemia increases the risk of frailty but the characteristics of patients in these studies suggest different metabolic phenotypes of frailty. Therefore, these metabolic differences in frailty should be taken into consideration in the management of older people with diabetes.
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- A H Abdelhafiz
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rotherham General Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2UD, UK
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- King's College, London, UK; Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People (fDROP), Droitwich Spa WR9 0QH, UK.
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Abdelhafiz AH, Pennells D, Sinclair AJ. A modern approach to glucose-lowering therapy in frail older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2022; 17:95-98. [PMID: 35209779 DOI: 10.1080/17446651.2022.2044304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Ahmed H Abdelhafiz
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham, UK
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham, UK
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- King's College, London, UK
- Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People (fDROP), Droitwich Spa, UK
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Tsai YH, Chuang LL, Lee YJ, Chiu CJ. How Does Diabetes Accelerate Normal Aging? An Examination of ADL, IADL, and Mobility Disability in Middle-aged and Older Adults With and Without Diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2021; 182:109114. [PMID: 34756960 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.109114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To build an age norm to quantify and compare the different progression rates of disability in people with and without diabetes. METHODS Data were extracted from 5,131 adults aged 50 and older from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study in Aging (TLSA) conducted in 1996. Using multilevel mixed models, the disabilities were measured in 1999, 2003, and 2007. RESULTS Diabetes accelerated the occurrence and progression of disabilities during aging. Participants with diabetes developed to mobility, IADL, and ADL at the age of 55, near the age of 60, and near the age of 70, respectively. Diabetes accelerated the onset of disabilities of mobility by 3 years, IADL by 7 years, and ADL by 11 years. In the fully adjusted model, diabetes remains a robust predictor for levels of disability (MobilityβDM = 1.668, p < 0.001, IADLβDM = 1.031, p < 0.001) (IADβDM = 0.690, p < 0.001), and rate of change for developing mobility disability (MobilityβDM*age = 0.088, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This study showed that diabetes accelerated the occurrence and progression of disabilities starting in middle age. A three to eleven years of acceleration on disability development on mobility, IADL, and ADL was observed.
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- Yi-Hsuan Tsai
- Division of Plumonary & Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Lee's Endocrinology Clinic, Pingtung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Lee's Endocrinology Clinic, Pingtung, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Bellary S, Kyrou I, Brown JE, Bailey CJ. Type 2 diabetes mellitus in older adults: clinical considerations and management. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2021; 17:534-548. [PMID: 34172940 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-021-00512-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The past 50 years have seen a growing ageing population with an increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); now, nearly half of all individuals with diabetes mellitus are older adults (aged ≥65 years). Older adults with T2DM present particularly difficult challenges. For example, the accentuated heterogeneity of these patients, the potential presence of multiple comorbidities, the increased susceptibility to hypoglycaemia, the increased dependence on care and the effect of frailty all add to the complexity of managing diabetes mellitus in this age group. In this Review, we offer an update on the key pathophysiological mechanisms associated with T2DM in older people. We then evaluate new evidence relating particularly to the effects of frailty and sarcopenia, the clinical difficulties of age-associated comorbidities, and the implications for existing guidelines and therapeutic options. Our conclusions will focus on the effect of T2DM on an ageing society.
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- Srikanth Bellary
- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
- Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing (ARCHA), Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
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- Warwickshire Institute for the Study of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (WISDEM), University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
- Aston Medical Research Institute, Aston Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Research Institute for Health & Wellbeing, Coventry University, Coventry, UK
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
- Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing (ARCHA), Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
- Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing (ARCHA), Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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Diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in a population-based sample of individuals aged 75 + years: associations with cognition, major depressive disorder, functionality and quality of life-the Pietà study. Neurol Sci 2021; 42:3663-3671. [PMID: 33439392 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-020-05008-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the rates of diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in a population-based sample of individuals aged 75 + years old and their associations with cognitive performance, depression, functionality, and quality of life (QoL). STUDY DESIGN Overall, 350 people participated in the study. Assessments of cognition, mood, functionality and QoL were performed using the mini-mental state examination (MMSE), clock-drawing, category fluency tests, the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, Pfeffer's Functional Activities Questionnaire, and the WHO Quality of Life-Old (WHOQOL-OLD). RESULTS IFG (ADA criteria) was identified in 42.1% of the sample, while the DM rate was 24.1%. Lack of knowledge of the DM diagnosis and lack of treatment occurred in 27% and 39% of the sample, respectively. Rates of dementia and depression, MMSE, category fluency scores, and previous cardiovascular events did not differ between the glycaemic groups. Individuals with DM performed worse on the clock-drawing test, functionality, and WHOQOL-OLD than the other participants. Individuals with IFG presented similar QoL and functionality when compared with the group without DM. CONCLUSIONS IFG and DM were common in this population-based sample aged 75 + years old, as were inadequate diagnoses and treatments of DM. DM individuals presented poor performance in the executive function test, functionality, and QoL. Further studies are recommended to investigate the value of an IFG diagnosis among the most elderly population.
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Kang N, Liu X, Liao W, Tu R, Sang S, Zhai Z, Hou J, Wang C, Wang X, Li Y. Health-related quality of life among rural adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study. Eur J Public Health 2021; 31:547-553. [PMID: 33496329 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous reports about health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) concentrated on general patients rather than patients in rural areas with poor infrastructure and limited resources. Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate the HRQoL of diabetics in the countryside and explore its influencing factors. METHODS A total of 23 053 participants aged from 18 to 79 years were drawn from the Henan Rural Cohort Study for this cross-sectional study. The HRQoL of participants were assessed by utility index and VAS-score of European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale (EQ-5D-5L) instrument. Binary logistic regression, generalized linear and tobit regression models were used to estimate the potential influencing factors on HRQoL. RESULTS This study (23 053 participants) included 2231 T2DM patients with a crude prevalence of 9.68%. The utility index and VAS-score in health group were 0.96 ± 0.10 and 78.85 ± 14.53, while in T2DM group were 0.93 ± 0.15 and 74.09 ± 16.09, respectively. In total, most diabetics reported problem about pain/discomfort dimension. Being old, poverty, low physical activity, and with comorbidities was negatively related to HRQoL of diabetics, while high educational level was positively related to HRQoL. CONCLUSION HRQoL of rural T2DM patients depended on several sociodemographic factors. More attention should be paid to diabetics with poor socioeconomic status in rural areas. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION The Henan Rural Cohort Study has been registered at Chinese Clinical Trial Register (Registration number: ChiCTR-OOC-15006699) http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=11375.
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- Ning Kang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Economics, Business School, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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Abdelhafiz AH, Emmerton D, Sinclair AJ. Impact of frailty metabolic phenotypes on the management of older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; 21:614-622. [PMID: 34151494 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.14214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AIMS To provide a pathophysiological basis for distinguishing metabolic variants of the frailty phenotype in older adults with type 2 diabetes. METHODS We have made an in-depth review of the possible mechanisms in diabetes, ageing and frailty that will alter allow us to describe phenotypic changes which might assist in predicting responses to particular glucose-lowering therapy. RESULTS Our review has enable us to describe with some confidence a sarcopenic obese phenotype and an anorexic malnourished phenotype. CONCLUSIONS By identifying these two phenotypes we can predict which would be most responsive to certain classes of therapy and where therapies may be ill-advised. This represents the first novel approach in this area. Further work is being planned to develop this hypothesis. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; 21: 614-622.
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- Ahmed H Abdelhafiz
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham, UK
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham, UK
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- Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People, Diabetes Frail Ltd, Droitwich Spa, UK
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Emmerton D, Abdelhafiz A. Newer anti-diabetic therapies with low hypoglycemic risk-potential advantages for frail older people. Hosp Pract (1995) 2021; 49:164-175. [PMID: 33729898 DOI: 10.1080/21548331.2021.1905414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The prevalence of diabetes is increasing due to increasing aging of the population. Hypoglycemia is a common diabetes-related complication in old age especially in patients with multiple comorbidities and frailty. Hypoglycemia and frailty appear to have a bidirectional relationship reenforcing each other in a negative downhill spiral that leads to an increased risk of adverse events including disability and mortality. The incidence of hypoglycemia in this age group is usually underestimated due to its atypical clinical presentation and difficult recognition by health care professionals. Guidelines generally recommend a relaxed glycemic control in frail older people with diabetes mainly due to the fear of anti-diabetic medications-induced hypoglycemia. The new anti-diabetic therapies of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) have consistently shown a cardio-renal protective effect independent of their glycemic control. Contrary to the traditional hypoglycemic agents that either increase insulin stimulation or insulin sensitization with a potential hypoglycemic risk especially sulfonylureas, the new therapies have a novel anti-diabetic mechanisms of action that have a negligible risk of hypoglycemia. The new therapies appear to be both effective and well tolerated in old age. With appropriate patients' selection, most older people will be eligible for the new therapies if well tolerated and no contraindications. In frail older people, we suggest a pragmatic approach of the use of the new therapies based on the concept of the weight status rather than the frailty status. Frail patients with normal or excess weight are likely to gain most from the new therapies due to its favorable metabolic properties in this group, while the use in the underweight frail patients should be largely avoided especially in those with persistent anorexia and weight loss.
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- Demelza Emmerton
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Shang Y, Fratiglioni L, Vetrano DL, Dove A, Welmer AK, Xu W. Not Only Diabetes but Also Prediabetes Leads to Functional Decline and Disability in Older Adults. Diabetes Care 2021; 44:690-698. [PMID: 33446522 PMCID: PMC7896268 DOI: 10.2337/dc20-2232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Diabetes is linked to functional decline, but the impact of prediabetes on physical function is unknown. We aimed to examine and compare the impact of prediabetes and diabetes on physical function and disability progression and to explore whether cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) mediate these associations. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A cohort of 2,013 participants aged ≥60 from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen, an ongoing population-based longitudinal study, was monitored for up to 12 years. Physical function was measured with chair stand (s) and walking speed (m/s) tests, and disability was measured by summing the numbers of impaired basic and instrumental activities of daily living. Diabetes was identified through medical examinations or clinical records, medication use, or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥6.5%. Prediabetes was defined as HbA1c ≥5.7-6.4% in participants free of diabetes. CVDs were ascertained through clinical examinations and the National Patient Register. Data were analyzed using mixed-effect models and mediation models. RESULTS At baseline, 650 (32.3%) had prediabetes and 151 had diabetes (7.5%). In multiadjusted mixed-effect models, prediabetes was associated with an increased chair stand time (β 0.33, 95% CI 0.05-0.61), a decreased walking speed (β -0.006, 95% CI -0.010 to -0.002), and an accelerated disability progression (β 0.05, 95% CI 0.01-0.08), even after controlling for the future development of diabetes. Diabetes led to faster functional decline than prediabetes. In mediation analyses, CVDs mediated 7.1%, 7.8%, and 20.9% of the associations between prediabetes and chair stand, walking speed, and disability progression, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Prediabetes, in addition to diabetes, is associated with faster functional decline and disability, independent of the future development of diabetes. This association may be in part mediated by CVDs.
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- Ying Shang
- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Geriatrics, Fondazione Policlinico "A. Gemelli" IRCCS and Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden.,Functional Area Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden .,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Mutambudzi M, Díaz-Venegas C, Menon S. Association Between Baseline Glycemic Markers (HbA1c) and 8-Year Trajectories of Functional Disability. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2020; 74:1828-1834. [PMID: 30958520 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study assessed whether baseline (i) HbA1c (low [<5.7%], intermediate [5.7%-6.4%], and high [≥6.5%]) and (ii) glycemic control (7% HbA1c cutoff) in participants with self-reported diabetes were associated with differential 8-year functional disability trajectories. METHODS We used data from the 2006-2014 waves of the Health and Retirement Study for adults aged 50 years and older. Latent class mixture modeling was used to identify distinct functional disability trajectory classes. Multinomial logistic regression analysis examined the association between the newly constructed trajectories and baseline HbA1c levels, and glycemic control, respectively. RESULTS All participants (N = 5,966) were classified into four functional disability trajectory classes (no disability, low disability, low-increasing, and high-increasing). Participants with elevated HbA1c were at greater risk of being classified into the high-increasing (relative risk ratios = 1.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.25-2.11) trajectory class. Results showed significant effect modification by age and race. Three functional disability trajectories (no disability, low-increasing, and high-increasing) were identified for participants with self-reported diabetes (n = 1,119). There was no significant association between glycemic control in adults with self-reported diabetes and functional disability trajectory classes. CONCLUSIONS Participants with intermediate HbA1c and elevated HbA1c were more likely to be classified into the trajectories with progressing disability over the study period. More research is needed to better understand the association between glycemic markers and functional disability trajectories. Such research may provide insights into improvements for clinical care, self-management, and public health interventions for both conditions.
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- Miriam Mutambudzi
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, UK.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health
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- Laboratory of Population Health, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
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- Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Belgium
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Sonmez A, Tasci I, Demirci I, Haymana C, Barcin C, Aydin H, Cetinkalp S, Ozturk FY, Gul K, Sabuncu T, Satman I, Bayram F. A Cross-Sectional Study of Overtreatment and Deintensification of Antidiabetic and Antihypertensive Medications in Diabetes Mellitus: The TEMD Overtreatment Study. Diabetes Ther 2020; 11:1045-1059. [PMID: 32088879 PMCID: PMC7193034 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-020-00779-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Targeting better glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and blood pressure (BP) goals may endanger older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Overtreatment of T2DM and hypertension is a trending issue, although undertreatment is still common. We investigated the rates and predictors of overtreatment and undertreatment of glycemia and BP in older adults with T2DM and physicians' attitudes to deintensify or intensify treatment. METHODS Data from older adults (≥ 65 years) enrolled in a large nationwide T2DM survey in 2017 across Turkey were analyzed. Overtreatment of glycemia was defined as HbA1c < 6.5% plus the use of ≥ 2 oral antihyperglycemics or insulin, and BP overtreatment was defined as systolic BP (SBP) < 120 mmHg or diastolic BP (DBP) < 65 mmHg plus the use of ≥ 2 drugs. Undertreatment of glycemia was defined as HbA1c > 9%, and BP undertreatment was defined as SBP > 150 mmHg or DBP > 90 mmHg. Deintensification or intensification rates were calculated according to treatment modification initiated by the treating physician(s). RESULTS The rate of overtreatment in the glycemia group (n = 1264) was 9.8% (n = 124) and that in the BP group (n = 1052) was 7.3% (n = 77), whereas the rate of undertreatment was 14.2% (n = 180) and 15.2% (n = 160), respectively. In the adjusted model, use of oral secretagogues (sulfonylureas or glinides) (odds ratio [OR] 1.94, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2-3.1) and follow-up at a private clinic (OR 1.81, 95% CI 1.0-3.3) were predictors of glycemia overtreatment. BP overtreatment was independently associated with the use insulin-based diabetes therapies (OR 1.86, 95% CI 1.14-3.04). There was no independent association of BP undertreatment to the study confounders. The deintensification and intensification rates were 25 and 75.6%, respectively, for glycemia and 10.9 and 9.2%, respectively, for BP. CONCLUSIONS The results show that one in ten older adults with T2DM are overtreated while one in four require modification of their current antihyperglycemic and antihypertensive treatments. Physicians are eager to intensify medications while they largely ignore deintensification in diabetes management. These results warrant enforced measures to improve the care of older adults with T2DM. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT03455101.
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- Alper Sonmez
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Abdelhafiz AH, Davies PC, Sinclair AJ. Triad of impairment in older people with diabetes-reciprocal relations and clinical implications. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2020; 161:108065. [PMID: 32044347 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Frailty is emerging as a new category complication of diabetes in older people. Clinically, frailty is still not well defined and mostly viewed as a decline in solely the physical domain. However, frailty is a multidimensional syndrome and the newly introduced concept of "triad of impairment" (physical, cognitive and emotional) may be a more representative of the broad nature of frailty. The components of the triad of impairment (TOI) commonly coexist and demonstrate a reciprocal relation. Diabetes in old age appears to increase the risk of the triad of impairment, which may eventually progress to disability. Therefore, older people with diabetes should be regularly assessed for the presence of these three key components. Adequate nutrition and regular resistance exercise training have been shown to have a positive impact on the long-term outcome in this population. However, the role of good glycaemic control and the use of current hypoglycaemic medications in reducing the incidence of this triad are less clear. Future research is needed to develop novel hypoglycaemic medications that not only focus on glycaemic control and cardiovascular safety but also on reducing the risk of the triad of impairment.
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- A H Abdelhafiz
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rotherham General Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2UD, UK.
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rotherham General Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2UD, UK
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- Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People, Diabetes Frail Ltd, Droitwich Spa WR9 0QH, UK; Kings College, London SE1 9NH, UK
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Oyewole OO, Odusan O, Ale AO. Global disability burden and its predictors among adult Nigerians living with Type-2 diabetes. Ghana Med J 2020; 53:135-141. [PMID: 31481809 PMCID: PMC6697762 DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v53i2.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a public health issue associated with a high prevalence of disability. Studies on disability profile in terms of reduction in body structure and function, personal activities and societal participation, defined as ‘global disability’, are scarce among people living with T2DM in Nigeria. Objectives To assess the prevalence of global disability and its predictors among Nigerian living with T2DM. Methods A cross-sectional analysis of 162 patients diagnosed with T2DM and attending a tertiary health facility was performed for global disability measure and function. Their clinical and socio-demographic data were obtained. Poisson regression analysis was applied to assess the predicting factors of disability. Results A mean global disability score of 22.1 was reported among the participants, varying from moderate to high in each item. About 25.0% had mild disability, while 60.5% reported moderate to severe disability. Elevated glycosylated haemoglobin, fasting blood glucose, systolic blood pressure, age, disease duration and marital status predicted disability. A unit increase in HbA1c, systolic blood pressure and 1 month increase in DM duration had more disability reported estimates [1.062 (CI=1.050–1.075), 1.005 (CI=1.002–1.007) and 1.001 (CI=1.000–1.002) times, respectively]. Married participants were 1.13 (CI=1.02–1.23) times more likely to be disabled than unmarried. Conclusions There is mild to moderate burden and risk of global disability among Nigerian living with T2DM. Age, DM duration, marital status, fasting blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin and systolic hypertension significantly predicted disability. Funding None declared
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- Olufemi O Oyewole
- Physiotherapy Department, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
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- Medicine Department, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
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- Physiotherapy Department, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.,Medicine Department, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
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LIM EJ. Factors Influencing Mobility Relative to Nutritional Status among Elderly Women with Diabetes Mellitus. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 47:814-823. [PMID: 30087866 PMCID: PMC6077640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of functional disability is very high among elderly people. Malnourished individuals are less likely to recover from limited mobility and have higher risk of deterioration of functional disability. This study investigated factors influencing mobility relative to nutritional status in elderly women with diabetes mellitus. METHODS We analyzed data of 464 elderly women with diabetes mellitus, obtained from the 2014 cross-sectional survey of the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. RESULTS In the well-nourished group, body mass index, difficulties in daily activities due to visual acuity loss, muscle strength, and depressive symptoms were significant predictors of mobility; the explanatory power of this model was 24.0% (F=12.905; P<0.001). In the malnourished group, muscle strength, depressive symptoms, and nutritional status were significant predictors of mobility; the explanatory power of this model was 40.5% (F=16.589; P<0.001). CONCLUSION The level of mobility relative to nutritional status varied widely among elderly women with diabetes mellitus. Therefore, to improve mobility in malnourished elderly people, public health nurses must provide comprehensive nutrition management and a support system in addition to physical and psychological interventions.
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Quartuccio M, Buta B, Kalyani RR. Comparative Effectiveness for Glycemic Control in Older Adults with Diabetes. CURRENT GERIATRICS REPORTS 2017; 6:175-186. [PMID: 28920012 PMCID: PMC5585298 DOI: 10.1007/s13670-017-0215-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to summarize the current data for comparative effectiveness of glycemic control in older adults. Recent Findings In the last several years, professional societies have released guidelines for glycemic control in older adults, generally recommending individualized HbA1c goals. However, recent observational studies demonstrate that many older adults remain aggressively managed and are at increased risk of hypoglycemia. Large randomized trials of older adults with diabetes have failed to show convincing cardiovascular benefit from intensive glycemic control and suggest some microvascular benefit. Additionally, a few studies suggest that suboptimal glycemic control can increase the risk for geriatric syndromes. Emerging research suggests similar safety and efficacy of glucose-lowering therapies in older versus younger adults. Summary Overall, there is a paucity of data supporting the benefit of intensive glycemic control in older adults. More research is needed in this vulnerable population.
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- Michael Quartuccio
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 333, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 333, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD USA
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