Inappropriate intensification of glucose-lowering treatment in older patients with type 2 diabetes: the global DISCOVER study

Inappropriate intensification of glucose-lowering treatment in older patients with type 2 diabetes: the global DISCOVER study

Introduction Although individualized target glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels are recommended in older people with type 2 diabetes, studies report high levels of potential overtreatment. We aimed to investigate the proportion of older patients (aged ≥65 years) who potentially received an inappropri...

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Main Authors: Jesús Medina, Peter Fenici, Fengming Tang, Hirotaka Watada, Antonio Nicolucci, Iichiro Shimomura, Mikhail Kosiborod, Hungta Chen, Andrew Cooper, Brenda Bongaerts, Bernard H Charbonnel, Marilia Gomes, Marina Shestakova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Online Access:https://drc.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001585.full

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