Recurrent hypoglycemia is common in older people with diabetes and is likely to be less
recognized and under reported by patients and health care professionals. Hypoglycemia in this …

Diabetes increases the risk of physical dysfunction and disability. Diabetes-related complications
and coexisting morbidities partially explain the deterioration in physical function. The …

Visual impairment, although not routinely assessed, is an important risk factor for falls and
hip fracture in older people. Impaired vision is highly prevalent and commonly unreported in …

Advancing age is associated with albuminuria and vascular changes. This review will explore
the putative links between the two. Vascular ageing involves endothelial dysfunction as …

The global population is aging due to a reduction in youthful deaths and an extension of the
later stages of life. With aging comes a decline in the physiologic functions of various organs …

Background Aging is associated with body composition changes that include a reduction of
muscle mass or sarcopenia and an increase in visceral obesity. Thus, aging involves a …

Multimorbidity and frailty are highly prevalent in older people with diabetes. This high prevalence
is likely due to a combination of ageing and diabetes-related complications and other …

The relationships between hypoglycemia, frailty and dementia appear to be reciprocal and
can lead to a vicious circle. Frailty appears to be a crucial factor increasing the risk for both …

The prevalence of diabetes is increasing due to aging of the population and increasing obesity.
In the developed world, there is an epidemiologic shift from diabetes being a disease of …

Background Current literature on COVID‐19 pandemic has identified diabetes as a common
comorbidity in patients affected. However, the evidence that diabetes increases the risk of …