3.2.12.0 Sec­tion 12

Older Adults

A new sec­tion and rec­om­men­da­tion on lifestyle man­age­ment was added to ad­dress the unique nu­tri­tional and phys­i­cal ac­tiv­i­ty needs and con­sid­er­a­tions for older adults.

With­in the phar­ma­co­log­ic ther­a­py dis­cus­sion, dein­ten­sification of in­sulin regimes was in­tro­duced to help sim­pli­fy in­sulin reg­i­men to match in­di­vid­u­al’s self-‍man­age­ment abil­i­ties. A new figure was added (Fig. 12.1) that pro­vides a path for sim­plification. A new table was also added (Table 12.2) to help guide pro­viders con­sid­er­ing med­i­ca­tion reg­i­men sim­plification and dein­ten­sification/‍deprescribing in older adults with di­a­betes.