Diabetes in older adults: Should we worry? by Veronica Brady, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDE
Diabetes has plagued us for centuries. Today, however, we are experiencing a diabetes epidemic. ... Among Americans ages 65 and older, 12 million people--25.2% of this age group--have been diagnosed with diabetes. That number might appear high, but keep in mind that in 2015 an estimated 23.1 million adults ages 65+ had prediabetes, or 48.3% of this population, while only 14.1% were aware of the diagnosis. In fact, every year hundreds of thousands of new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in older Americans. And the risk of diabetes rises as we age.
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