Type 2 diabetes mellitus is more commonly well controlled in younger men compared to older men.

Mehmet Zahid KoçakGulali AktasTuba T DumanBurcin M AtakSatilmis BilginOzge KurtkulagiHaluk Savli

Published in: The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male (2019)

Physicians should aware that well controlled T2DM is more common among younger diabetic men compared to older men and try to enhance diabetic regulation level in elderly men by interventions that aimed to improve skeletal muscle or by pharmacologic agents.

Keyphrases

middle aged
skeletal muscle
physical activity
type diabetes
community dwelling
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
glycemic control