“…3,4 We come across a broad spectrum of diabetes in the older age group, which consists of the prediabetes group, a small but increasing population of older adults patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), older adult patients with newly diagnosed T2D, and transient forms of diabetes secondary to an intercurrent or underlying disease or treatment. 5,6 In older adults, an unrecognized, gradual rise in blood glucose levels can occur, which is worsened by the physiological changes associated with aging and can contribute to the development of overt T2D. Some factors include increased fasting hepatic glucose production, decreased beta-cell mass, changes in beta-cell secretory function, changes in body composition, and increased insulin resistance.…”