Type 2 diabetes in older people living in the community

Jenny Gowan and Louis Roller 01/06/2025

The management of diabetes in older people presents unique challenges due to multiple factors including comorbidities, polypharmacy, frailty, and age-related physiological changes. By Dr Jenny Gowan AM, PhD, Grad Dip Comm Pharm, FPS, FACPP, AACPA and Dr Louis Roller AM, PhD, MSc, BPharm, BSc, Dip Ed, FPS, FACPP Learning objectives After completing this activity, pharmacists

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