Glycaemic control and mortality in older people with type 2 diabetes: The Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase II.
David G BruceWendy A DavisTimothy M E DavisPublished in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2018)
Tight glycaemic control may be hazardous in older people with type 2 diabetes when achieved with pharmacotherapy with metformin, and especially with insulin or sulphonylureas. These data confirm that overtreatment is likely to be an important clinical problem in this vulnerable population.