Diabetes, sarcopenia, and frailty.

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  • John E Morley
چکیده

Frailty is a pre-disability condition. It now can be defined clinically. The major factors leading to frailty are sarcopenia and a decline in executive function. Stressors precipitate frail individuals into a state of disability. Diabetics develop the conditions necessary for frailty earlier than other aging individuals. Appropriate treatment of diabetes mellitus and frailty precursors can result in a slowing of the aging process.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinics in geriatric medicine

دوره 24 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008