Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Elderly Patients with Frailty and/or Sarcopenia.

The life expectancy of the population is increasing worldwide due to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. This favors a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the elderly. Sarcopenia and frailty are also frequently present in aging. These three entit...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sanz-Cánovas, Jaime, López-Sampalo, Almudena, Cobos-Palacios, Lidia, Ricci, Michele, Hernández-Negrín, Halbert, Mancebo-Sevilla, Juan José, Álvarez-Recio, Elena, López-Carmona, María Dolores, Pérez-Belmonte, Luis Miguel, Gómez-Huelgas, Ricardo, Bernal-López, Maria Rosa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/18714
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/18714
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Elderly
Frailty
Sarcopenia
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Aged
Aging
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Frail Elderly
Humans
Descripción
Sumario:The life expectancy of the population is increasing worldwide due to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. This favors a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the elderly. Sarcopenia and frailty are also frequently present in aging. These three entities share common mechanisms such as insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction. The coexistence of these situations worsens the prognosis of elderly patients. In this paper, we review the main measures for the prevention and management of sarcopenia and/or frailty in elderly patients with T2DM.