Geriatric Diabetes Care: Optimizing Type 2 Diabetes Management Insights from Dr. Javier Morales

Medha Munshi, MD, and Javier Morales, MD, FACP, FACE, emphasize the significance of personalized diabetes management, emphasizing age and other patient-specific factors as crucial considerations for optimizing care.

Key opinion leaders in the management of diabetes delineate the definition of older patients and examine the implications of homeostenosis, a condition that disrupts homeostatic mechanisms in aging individuals.

Key opinion leaders explore strategies for enhancing elderly patient care by implementing American Diabetes Association guidelines on glycemic targets and long-term management in geriatric settings.

The panelists analyze a patient case, examining treatment profiles, adherence factors, and drug class selection criteria while discussing strategies to enhance elderly care.

Leading experts in geriatric diabetes care explore comprehensive aspects of insulin therapy, including dosing strategies, available injectable options, and methods for tailoring glucose control in elderly patients.

Experts examine strategies for managing treatment modifications in older adults with type 2 diabetes, weighing the approaches, challenges, and advantages of combination therapy regimens.

Key opinion leaders explore methods for optimizing treatment in older adults with type 2 diabetes, focusing on streamlining regimens and the process of deprescribing, with particular emphasis on defining and implementing the deprescribing approach.

The expert panel concludes by analyzing a patient case and offering final insights on customizing treatment for complex geriatric diabetes patients, taking into account cardiovascular health, weight management, and renal function considerations.