{"id":449282,"date":"2025-12-03T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/?p=449282"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:48:14","slug":"treatment-of-comorbidities-in-older-people-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/en\/treatment-of-comorbidities-in-older-people-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatment of comorbidities in older people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One in five people over 65 and one in four people over 75 are affected by diabetes. Global projections predict a 2.5-fold increase in diabetes prevalence over the next 25 years. Among older people with diabetes, 30\u201345% are affected by <em>frailty.<\/em> The risk of frailty increases with increasing HbA<sub>1c<\/sub>. The incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) doubles with age, with a prevalence of 38.5% for coronary heart disease (CHD), 13% for stroke and 12% for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in people aged \u226570 years. In addition to their glucose-controlling effect, new antidiabetic drugs have organ-protective benefits and have brought about a paradigm shift in diabetology.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pmpro\"><div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\"><div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">Dieser Inhalt ist nur f\u00fcr Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zug\u00e4nglich <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/en\/my-account\/packages\/\">Jetzt beitreten<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/en\/log-in\/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmedizinonline.com%2Fen%2Ftreatment-of-comorbidities-in-older-people-3%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One in five people over 65 and one in four people over 75 are affected by diabetes. 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