Diabetes in the Elderly: Prospective Study

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Subjects with increased blood glucose concentration, but without a known history of diabetes (stress hyperglycemia).
• •2. Subjects with a history of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (26).
• •3. Patients with clinically relevant hepatic disease (diagnosed liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension), corticosteroid therapy, or impaired renal function (creatinine ≥ 3.5 mg/dl).
• •4. Patients with recognized or suspected endocrine disorders associated with increased insulin resistance, acromegaly, or hyperthyroidism