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Barbara J. Anderson, PhD, CDE and Abigail K. Mansfield Marcaccio, PhD The week’s excerpt answers the following questions: What are the two different meanings for the term depression? How often does depression in occur in those with diabetes? What are the implications for better self-care for those with depression? How …

Aging results in a slow decline in maximal heart rate, aerobic capacity, lung function, and nerve function (unrelated to diabetes), regardless of physical activity levels, and some of these processes can be accelerated by the presence of diabetes1,2. The usual declines in insulin action with aging, however, actually may be …

Women with diabetes have a greater risk of heart disease than men….

Alefacept drug shows insulin secretion…. 

Shared medical appointments show promise in treating veterans with diabetes…. 

Adapted from Diabetes in Older Adults: A Consensus Report, Journal of the American Geriatric Society Insulin therapy can be used to achieve glycemic goals in selected older adults with type 2 diabetes with similar efficacy and hypoglycemia risk as in younger patients.

Several risk factors for CV disease are also risk factors for cataract…. 

Patients with Barrett’s esophagus who also have diabetes are at increased risk for the esophageal disease to progress to dysplasia or cancer…. 

Even people who didn’t have type 2 diabetes but had blood sugar at the high end of the normal range performed worse on memory tests….

Risk of progression more than doubled….