ArticleDiabetes epidemiology and management
Severe hypoglycemia and falls in older adults with diabetes: The Diabetes & Aging Study.
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- Comparing Diabetes Management Knowledge Among Nursing Home Nurses in Spain and Poland: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing research and practice · 2026Article
- Associations among fear of hypoglycemia, cognitive fusion and self-care activities in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: a path analysis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- Clin-STAR Corner: Practice Changing Advances in Diabetes Care.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Review
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- A novel electronic-health-record based, machine-learning model to predict 1-year risk of fall hospitalisation in older adults: a Hong Kong territory-wide cohort and modelling study.Age and ageing · 2025Article
- Understanding Medicine Preferences of Older Adults: The Role of Messaging in a Multi-Methods Experimental Survey.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Deprescribing in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Associations With Patients' Perspectives: The Diabetes and Aging Study.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Risk of Severe Hypoglycemia After Initiation of Noninsulin Glucose-Lowering Therapies in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes at Moderate Cardiovascular Disease Risk.Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2025Article
- Association between endometrial cancer and subsequent risk of fracture: a national cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Observational
- Management of Diabetes in Nursing Homes: Nurses' Perceptions on Diet and Meal Schedules.Nursing research and practice · 2025Article
- The impact of a value-based hospital-community-family linkage program on blood glucose management and hypoglycemia in elderly diabetic patients: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Food Insecurity and Hypoglycemia among Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Insulin or Sulfonylureas: The Diabetes & Aging Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- Prevalence and predictors of hypoglycemia in older outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: To estimate rates of severe hypoglycemia and falls among older adults with diabetes and evaluate their association. Research Design and Methods: Survey in an age-stratified, random sample adults with diabetes age 65-100 years; respondents were asked about severe hypoglycemia (requiring assistance) and falls in the past 12 months. Prevalence ratios (adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity) estimated the increased risk of falls associated with severe hypoglycemia. Results: Among 2,158 survey respondents, 79 (3.7%) reported severe hypoglycemia, of whom 68 (86.1%) had no ED visit or hospitalization for hypoglycemia. Falls were reported by 847 (39.2%), of whom 745 (88.0%) had no fall documented in outpatient or inpatient records. Severe hypoglycemia was associated with a 70% greater prevalence of falls (adjusted prevalence ratio = 1.7 (95% CI, 1.3-2.2)). Conclusion: While clinical documentation of events likely reflects severity or care-seeking behavior, severe hypoglycemia and falls are common, under-reported life-threatening events.
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