Guidelines Abstracted from the American Geriatrics Society Guidelines for Improving the Care of Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus: 2013 Update

Abstract

Incorporate high-quality new evidence with significant effect on diabetes mellitus (DM) care that has become available since the 2003 "Guidelines for Improving the Care of the Older Person with Diabetes Mellitus" into a new 2013 Guideline update. Improve the care of older people with DM by providing an updated set of evidencebased recommendations individualized to adults with DM aged 65 and older. Ten years ago, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF)/American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Panel published some of the first patient-centered clinical guidelines to assist clinicians with the complex and individualized care of older adults with DM. 1 The abstracted set of recommendations presented here provides essential guidance in the care of older adults with DM and is based on the 2013 AGS Guidelines, which have incorporated new evidence available since 2003. The full version of the updated guidelines, American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Guidelines for Improving the Care of the Older Adult with Diabetes Mellitus: 2013 Update, is available at www.GeriatricsCareOnline.org.