We found the enclosed guidelines to be practical and sensitive. Paul Diabetes Educators, Minnesota Long-term Care Organizations, Gerontology Practitioners and the Minnesota Diabetes Control Program. These guidelines were updated at the end of 1999 and incorporate information from recent research and standards of care. To prevent and treat complications of diabetes mellitus in order to preserve function and maintain an optimal quality of life. There is a great deal of patient variability in the long-term care setting.
Many residents are also quite frail.
They often suffer from multiple chronic illnesses that worsen with age. This often makes treatment decisions very complicated and requires careful balancing of choices. When specific treatments are suggested, it is crucial to determine if aggressive treatment is appropriate. Specific treatments may not be indicated if the resident is terminally ill, has an end-stage condition, or when the treatment would not change the resident's outcome. We would like to know your thoughts about the guidelines.