Improved diabetes control in the elderly delays global cognitive decline.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine whether improved diabetes control is related to better cognitive outcomes.

Design

Randomized control trial.

Setting

A randomized trial of telemedicine vs. usual care in elderly persons with type 2 diabetes.

Participants

Participants were 2169 persons 55 years and older with type 2 diabetes from New York City and Upstate New York.

Intervention

The diabetes case management intervention was implemented by a diabetes nurse, via a telemedicine unit in the participant's home, and in coordination with the primary care physician.

Measurements

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), were measured at a baseline visit and at up to 5 annual follow-up visits. Global cognition w

SUBMITTER: Luchsinger JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3328757 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature