Abstract:Introduction
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is associated with poor health outcomes and tight glycaemic targets are questionable in those aged over 70 years. We examined whether people with T2D admitted to emergency department (ED) with a fall, were more likely to have greater frailty, co-morbidity burden, or risk factors for falls and whether use of insulin or gliclazide was associated with poor clinical outcomes.
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