Older Women With Diabetes Have a Higher Risk of Falls

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Authors

Ann V. Schwartz · University of California, San Francisco

Teresa A. Hillier · Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research

Deborah E. Sellmeyer · University of California, San Francisco

Helaine E. Resnick · MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

Edward W. Gregg · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kristine E. Ensrud · Veterans Health Administration

Pamela J. Schreiner

Abstract

Older women with diabetes have an increased risk of falling, partly because of the increased rates of known fall risk factors, and may benefit from interventions to prevent falls. Further research is needed to determine whether diabetes treatment reduces fall risk.

Topics & Keywords

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Chronic Disease Management Strategies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 25, Issue 10, pp. 1749-1754

DOI: 10.2337/diacare.25.10.1749

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