Amelinda Sali

Diabetes Management In The Elderly Pubmed Central Pmc Cardiovascular disease: affects the heart and blood vessels and may cause fatal complications such as coronary artery disease (leading to heart attack) and stroke. cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in people with diabetes. high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood glucose and other risk factors contribute to increasing the risk of cardiovascular complications. Older adults with diabetes are at higher risk for both acute and chronic microvascular and macrovascular complications from the disease, including major lower-extremity amputations, myocardial infarctions, visual impairments, and end-stage renal disease, compared diabetes complications elderly to any other age-group . patients who are >75 years of age are more likely to develop complications, have higher rates of death. Diabetes in the elderly is a growing public health burden. persons with diabetes are living longer and are vulnerable to the...