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“More than one in four older adults (>65 years of
age) are diagnosed with diabetes and half of the
older adult population are prediabetic.
As the prevalence of diabetes increases in older
adults living in long term care facilities, it’s
important to minimize adverse drug events for
those who take diabetic medications.1
Unfortunately, even with the advancements of insulin delivery
and new medications, older adults still experience higher rates of
functional disability, increased risk of falls, accelerated muscle loss,
coexisting illness, and premature death.2 To address these concerns,
IPRO has created this list of tips to decrease the number of adverse
drug events related to diabetes management in long term care
facilities.”