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ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2022

Large discrepancy in glycaemic control appropriateness in geriatric patients with type 2 diabetes according to major clinical practice guidelines.

Antoine Christiaens, Séverine Henrard, Benoit Boland

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Antoine ChristiaensFund for Scientific Research - FNRS, Brussels, Belgium. antoine.christiaens@uclouvain.be.ORCID 0000-0002-4132-7769
Séverine HenrardClinical Pharmacy Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute (LDRI), Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Benoit BolandInstitute of Health and Society (IRSS), Université catholique de Louvain, 30, Clos Chapelle-Aux-Champs bte B1.30.15, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.

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purposeIn geriatric patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), appropriate glycaemic control is crucial to avoid overtreatment and hypoglycaemia. This study compared glycaemic control appropriateness across three major clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).

methodsRetrospective study of geriatric older inpatients with T2D and glucose-lowering treatment before admission. Patients were classified as appropriately treated, overtreated or undertreated using CPGs from Diabetes Canada 2018 (DC18), the Endocrine Society 2019 (ES19) and the American Diabetes Association 2021 (ADA21).

resultsOf the 318 geriatric patients (median age 84 years, 54% women, 66% in poor health), 46%, 25% and 82% were appropriately treated, while 38%, 57% and 0% were overtreated, based on DC18, ES19 and ADA21, respectively.

conclusionLarge discrepancy of glycaemic control appropriateness was detected across these CPGs and concerned mainly overtreatment. This finding relates to the absence in ADA21 of a lower HbA1c value, which may be an obstacle to the prevention of hypoglycaemia.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2HypoglycemiaAgedAged, 80 and overBlood GlucoseFemaleGlycemic ControlHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleRetrospective StudiesBlood GlucoseHypoglycemic AgentsClinical practice guidelinesGeriatric patientsGlucose-lowering treatmentGlycaemic control appropriatenessOvertreatmentType 2 diabetes

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