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Diabetes in older people: position statement of The Hong Kong Geriatrics Society and the Hong Kong Society of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Reproduction.

Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tai Po Hospital, Tai Po, Hong Kong. Department of Medicine, Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital, Lok Fu, Hong Kong. Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong. Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Jordan, Hong Kong. Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Pok Oi Hospital, Yuen Long, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi. 2017;(5):524-33
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Following a survey on the clinical practice of geriatricians in the management of older people with diabetes and a study of hypoglycaemia in diabetic patients, a round-table discussion with geriatricians and endocrinologists was held in January 2015. Consensus was reached for six domains specifically related to older diabetic people: (1) the considerations when setting an individualised diabetic management; (2) inclusion of geriatric syndrome screening in assessment; (3) glycaemic and blood pressure targets; (4) pharmacotherapy; (5) restrictive diabetic diet; and (6) management goals for nursing home residents.

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