Description of care for the elderly with diabetes in the Czech Republic: results from the Diabetes Registry

Czech version

Authors: Kvapil Milan ¹; Břízová Lucie ¹; Benešová Klára ^2,3; Jarkovský Jiří ^2,3; Dušek Ladislav ^2,3; Nováková Martina ¹
Authors‘ workplace: Geriatrická interní klinika 2. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Motol, Praha ¹; Ústav zdravotnických informací a statistiky ČR ²; Institut biostatistiky a analýz, Lékařská fakulta, Masarykova univerzita ³
Published in: Geriatrie a Gerontologie 2023, 12, č. 2: 72-75
Category: Original Article

Overview

As life expectancy increases, the prevalence of DM increases. The specific issue of caring for sick seniors requires the creation of a recommended procedure in DM therapy at an older age, which will be created on the basis of interdisciplinary cooperation.

Keywords:

senior – diabetes mellitus – glycated hemoglobin – national registry – diabetes medicines – complications of diabetes – recommended practices

Sources

1. https://www.uzis.cz/index.php?- pg=registry-sber-dat--narodni- -registr-hrazenych-zdravotnich- -sluzeb (23. 12. 2002).

2. Kvapil M, Perušičová J. Postprandiální glykémie. Praha: Triton 2006.

3. Doporučené postupy v léčbě starších pacientů s diabetes mellitus v ČR. Dostupné z: www.diab.cz/dokumenty/ standard_lecba_starsi_DM.pdf.

4. American Diabetes Association. Older adults: Standards of medical care in diabetes – 2021. Diabetes Care 2021; 44(Suppl. 1): S168–S179.

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Geriatrics and Gerontology

2023 Issue 2