Cognitive and Physical Disabilities and Aging-Related Complications of Diabetes
- Edward W. Gregg, PhD and
- Arleen Brown, MD, PhD
Abstract
In Brief
As older adults make up an increasingly larger portion of the diabetic population, the spectrum of diabetes complications will likely expand. In addition to the traditional vascular complications, diabetes has been associated with excess risk for cognitive and physical decline, falls, fractures, and depression. These complications, which are common and can profoundly affect quality of life, will challenge clinicians, health care systems, and public health organizations to identify effective ways of optimizing quality of life among older adults with diabetes.
Footnotes
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Edward W. Gregg, PhD, is an epidemiologist in the Division of Diabetes Translation’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga. Arleen Brown, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research at the Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.
- American Diabetes Association
