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Did she fall or was she pushed?

Falls are a relatively common occurrence in older people and can have serious consequences for their health and independence. Many falls are preventable, and the annual review provides an excellent opportunity for practice nurses to consider how long term conditions and medication may ‘push’ an elderly patient into a fall.

Diabetes In The Elderly

As the world population continues to age and the proportion of the elderly suffering from diabetes increases compared to other age groups, the health burden of diabetes in the elderly is set to continue to rise. Practices need to be prepared to cope with a near doubling of the number of elderly people with diabetes over the next twenty years. In this article, we review the particular challenges of managing diabetes in the older patient.

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