Age-specific effectiveness and safety of newly initiated insulin therapy in Japanese patients with uncontrolled diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

One consequence of population aging is an increase in the number of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. These elderly patients often experience atherosclerotic complications, and diabetes prevention and management are strongly desired to promote health and reduce the financial burden on the healthcare system. In this study, we conducted an age-specific evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of comprehensive management with newly initiated insulin therapy over a 1-year period in elderly (≥65 years) compared with non-elderly (≤64 years) Japanese patients with uncontrolled diabetes [glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥ 8% for ≥ 3 months].

Methods

This retrospective single-center cohort study was conducted in Japan. We screened all outpatients with diabetes mellit

SUBMITTER: Shiga T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3889325 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature