Old people get along better with their diabetes, if someone talks to them about it. That’s the least a result of a new study on the behavior of older patients in the diabetes therapy.
Who’s with over 85 years, suffering from “Age of sugar”, ie type 2 diabetes must adjust himself: From now own, the blood sugar measured and supplied to tablets or insulin. In the diabetes therapy has a high degree of personal responsibility a top priority. However, this ownership is not always so great, like how the doctors. Finally, a type-2 diabetes, even once causes no pain. The initial question to a new study on age and diabetes was therefore: How can I improve the self-motivation of the elderly in their diabetes care?
