Care of Older People with Diabetes: A Manual for Healthcare Practice

A concise and accessible overview to the treatment of diabetes in older patients

Care of older people is rapidly becoming one of the most important components of the healthcare profession. An aging population provides new challenges for the healthcare industry and drives new demand for healthcare professionals with dedicated elder care experience and training. Few aspects of care for older patients are more important than diabetes, a condition characterized by its unique challenges and clinical heterogeneity.

Care of Older People with Diabetes offers a concise and readable introduction to the essentials of this vital clinical practice. Building on the knowledge contained within the successful Diabetes in Old Age textbook series, this book brings to bear the work of global experts in the field to provide a working reference for students and early career healthcare professionals alike. Anyone with an interest in caring for older patients with diabetes should find this a lucid and invaluable resource.

Care of Older People with Diabetes readers will also find:

• One to two clinical case questions per chapter with model answers
• Clear and easy-to-follow division into Background, Key Facts, and Key Management aspects
• A minimum of 10 key references per chapter

Care of Older People with Diabetes is ideal for medical and nursing students, early career doctors, senior nurses, and all other members of the healthcare team.

Alan J. Sinclair is a former Professor Medicine at the University of Bedfordshire and Dean of the Beds & Herts Postgraduate Medical School. He was the first England national clinical lead for diabetes in older people and has established the Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People (fDROP). He has led national and internation clinical guideline development and advised organisations such as the UK government, Diabetes UK, ABCD, IDF, IAGG and many more.

Ahmed H. Abdelhafiz is a consultant geriatrician with a subspeciality interest in diabetes in older people based at Rotherham General Hospital. UK. He has written widely in the area of diabetes, ageing, and frailty. He has sat on several national and international writing groups on care home diabetes.