Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2007
Abstract
Diabetes is one of the most frequent diseases of higher age. Carefully selected medical therapy and life style changes can significantly improve the prognosis of patients with diabetes.
Both metformin and insulin should be chosen more frequently than in the past. Dyslipidemia and hypertension should be also treated vigorously, and by this way we could prevent the most frequent complications of diabetes ? vascular involvement.
Because of a lower adherence to therapy it is necessary to pay and increased attention to an elderly diabetic patient.