Perspectives on Prediabetes and Aging

• Mohammed E. Al-Sofiani ^[1] ; Alanood Asiri ^[1] ; Sarah Alajmi ^[1] ; Walid Alkeridy ^[1]
  1. [1] King Saud University

     King Saud University

     Arabia Saudí

     
• Localización: Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, ISSN 0889-8529, Vol. 52, Nº. 2, 2023, págs. 377-388
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Diabetes prevention programs (DPPs) have been shown to effectively delay, and sometimes prevent, the progression from prediabetes to diabetes; however, labeling someone with prediabetes comes with potential negative psychological, financial, and self-perception consequences. Many older adults with prediabetes nowadays have a relatively "low-risk" form of prediabetes that rarely progresses to diabetes and may regress to normoglycemia. In this article, we review the impact of aging on glucose metabolism and provide a holistic approach to cases of prediabetes in older adults that maximizes the benefit-risk balance of interventions aimed at addressing prediabetes.