Polypharmacy in the Aging Patient: A Review of Glycemic Control in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Lipska KJ, Krumholz H, Soones T, Lee SJ. Polypharmacy in the Aging Patient: A Review of Glycemic Control in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA 2016, 315: 1034-1045. PMID: 26954412, PMCID: PMC4823136, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0299.BooksConceptsRandomized clinical trialsIntensive glycemic controlGlycemic controlClinical trialsOlder adultsMicrovascular outcomesTreatment burdenPatient preferencesMost RCTsLarge randomized clinical trialsType 2 diabetes mellitusMajor macrovascular eventsStandard glycemic controlOptimal glycemic controlLower treatment burdenSurrogate end pointsHigh-quality evidenceType 2 diabetesLikelihood of benefitMajority of adultsGlycemic treatmentMacrovascular eventsDiabetes mellitusPatient factorsAging Patient