tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482761480837815191.post663891126991363980..comments2023-10-21T04:35:29.603-04:00Comments on The Geriatrician: Diabetes and geriatricsJoshua Uyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00663535211093486465noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482761480837815191.post-40286249010477450512017-09-09T05:12:50.786-04:002017-09-09T05:12:50.786-04:00Nice message with lots of information included in ...Nice message with lots of information included in the posting.Please find our link <br />if you may be interested in ,please refer to<br /><a href="http://ehealthcarelists.com/Geriatricians-email-list.html" rel="nofollow">Geriatricians Mailing list & Email list<br /></a><br />Masonavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809895161388972416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482761480837815191.post-69333781896608875292009-10-07T09:43:03.846-04:002009-10-07T09:43:03.846-04:00Pem, thank you for your comment. I missed it some...Pem, thank you for your comment. I missed it somehow. I totally agree. The basics are always important and very very low risk: eating right, sleeping well and exercise. People often ask me (almost every day) what they can do to prevent dementia and when I tell them physical exercise they are often surprised. Non pharmacological treatments (i.e. not using prescription medications) are the best way to go for most diseases.Joshua Uyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663535211093486465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482761480837815191.post-48535026475812506872009-09-26T20:22:27.316-04:002009-09-26T20:22:27.316-04:00But you leave out the possibility of tight control...But you leave out the possibility of tight control by diet alone, no diabetes medication or insulin at all. That should avoid the risks that come from low blood sugars. And for people whose diabetes isn't severe is it a change in lifestyle but not that hard to do. Thirty grams of carbohydrate per meal is a much less restricted diet than someone with gluten intolerance follows. It probably doesn't make sense for people who are frail, but for elderly who still do some exercise it should at least be an option.Pemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013673393201944341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482761480837815191.post-41647953997829701072009-09-09T19:21:17.347-04:002009-09-09T19:21:17.347-04:00Agreed - I'm a bit surprised that the "ti...Agreed - I'm a bit surprised that the "tight control" movement still has so much effort behind it, particularly with the article about ICU deaths and narrow ranges of control. Furthermore, given the long half-lives of the sulfonylureas an episode of hypoglycemia buys you if not admission, at least 23 hours of observation, and I see a ton of these patients.Taehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152353557463484221noreply@blogger.com