Overtreated diabetes raises hypoglycemia risk in nursing homes, investigators say - McKnight's Long Term Care News

Fully 40% of residents with type 2 diabetes in a large VA nursing home study continued to receive insulin and other medications that increase hypoglycemia risk, even after their blood tests suggested overtreatment.

Many older nursing home residents with diabetes are overtreated for their condition and are at high risk of low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, a new Veterans Administration study finds. Investigators… [+1628 chars]

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