166 – Diabetes in Aging: Signs, Symptoms & What to Do
Update: 2025-09-10
Description
In This Episode:
Dr. K explains what every older adult and their family should know about diabetes and prediabetes in later life. She goes into detail on how diabetes is diagnosed, monitored, and treated, including lifestyle tips, diet changes, and first-line medications like metformin for Type 2 diabetes.
She covers:
- Introduction to Diabetes & Prediabetes in Aging
- Blood Sugar Basics: What Is Glucose and Insulin?
- Diabetes and hypoglycemia
- What Is Type 1 vs Type 2 Diabetes?
- Defining Prediabetes and Diabetes
- Signs & Symptoms of High Blood Sugar
- Long-Term Complications of Diabetes
- Diagnosing Diabetes in Older Adults
- Target A1C Goals for Older Adults
- Risks of Over-Treatment & Hypoglycemia
- Treating Diabetes: Lifestyle Changes, Metformin,& More
- Treating Prediabetes
- What to Ask Your Doctor
Related episode: 164 – 4 Must-Know Lab Tests for Older Adults: Kidney, Liver, CBC & More
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