A Longitudinal Study of Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Diabetes Mellitus in the Aged

Grobin, W

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1989.tb06676.x

Cited by 11 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Nevertheless, a large proportion of residents newly diagnosed with diabetes are likely to have vascular complications that can deteriorate significantly during a 1-2 year period, which reflects their average duration of stay (2). In addition, undiagnosed diabetes in residential care may be a risk factor for the development of hyperosmolar nonketotic coma and increased mortality (3,4).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence of Diabetes in Care Home Residents

Sinclair

Gadsby

Penfold³

et al. 2001

Diabetes Care

126

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

OBJECTIVE -To determine the prevalence of known and undetected diabetes diagnosed either by an elevated fasting baseline sample or by a 2-h post-glucose load sample in a group of residents of care homes in an urban-district setting.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS -We completed individual interviews with patients and caregivers in 30 care homes (both residential and nursing homes) in two metropolitan districts of Birmingham, West Midlands, U.K. All care homes were under the supervision of primary care physicians (general practitioners). We carried out 75-g oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) in consenting residents without previous known diabetes. Criteria for diagnosis of diabetes were obtained from the World Health Organization (1998) and the American Diabetes Association (1997).RESULTS -Of 636 residents available for study, 76 residents (12.0%) were known to have diabetes; of the 560 remaining residents, 286 either refused to participate or were deemed too ill or unavailable to undergo testing. Complete data on 274 OGTTs were obtained (median age 83 years, range 45-101). A total of 46 subjects were diagnosed as having diabetes and 94 as having impaired glucose tolerance. Allowing for subjects who refused or were unable to participate, the calculated total prevalence (which includes known and newly detected diabetes) was 26.7% (95% CI 21.9 -32.0). The calculated overall prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance was 30.2% (25.2-35.6).CONCLUSIONS -In a group of care home residents not known to have diabetes and able to undergo testing, a substantial proportion have undetected diabetes based on a 2-h postglucose load. These residents warrant further study as they may be at higher cardiovascular risk and require an intervention.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence of Diabetes in Care Home Residents

Sinclair

Gadsby

Penfold³

et al. 2001

Diabetes Care

126

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Other articles examined the biochemical effects of tube feeding, 13 the levels of carotene in institutionalized elderly, 14 and the causes of dehydration 15, 16 . Two studies have demonstrated the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in nursing home patients and the ability to obtain adequate control of hyperglycemia without having an unacceptable degree of hypoglycemia 17, 18 …”

Section: Major Nursing Home Topics Appearing In the Journal Of The mentioning

confidence: 99%