AIM: To assess the prevalence of @entity6 among inmates at old age care homes in south India and scrutinize their therapy, glycemic levels and burden of hypoglycemic episodes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The medication record based observational study was conducted in 9 old-age care facilities across south India from February to September 2015. The cognitive and functional status were analysed and the prevalence of @entity4053 estimated. Descriptive analysis was performed using SPSS 18.0 for windows. RESULTS: The prevalence, predisposing variables and therapeutic modalities used in 189 inmates of 9 old-age homes in Kerala. The mean age of the sample was estimated to be 71.3  3.4 years. 67.2% of the total inmates were found to be @entity6 and met the inclusion criteria. Of the total @entity1 , 72.44% had co-existence of both @entity73 .86% @entity1 developed @entity4053 at least at some point during the therapy and @entity2690 was found to be the drug used in majority of @entity1 with the condition indicating that aggressive therapies can increase fatality due to @entity4053 . CONCLUSIONS: Most guidelines call for an individualized therapeutic approach suing less aggressive strategies for @entity1 vulnerable to @entity4053 and geriatric population form such a substantial group. The current study highlights the necessity for special attention when considering therapeutic regimen among such @entity1 .

Prevalence of @entity4053 among XXXX old age home residents in South India.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetic', 'diabetes'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['cognitive and functional impairment'] @entity2690 :: ('3630', 'Gene') :: ['insulin'] @entity4053 :: ('MESH:D007003', 'Disease') :: ['hypoglycemia']
@entity6 :: (MESH:D003920,Disease) :: ['diabetic']
