Aging with Diabetes: Health, Safety and Independence
Diabetes care as you get older, from simpler medicines and spotting lows to memory and living on your own.
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Diabetes care as you get older, from simpler medicines and spotting lows to memory and living on your own.
Getting older can change how diabetes behaves and what you need from your care. This course looks at lows in later life, keeping medicines simple, memory changes and staying safe if you live alone.
It ends with planning ahead, so you and your family know your wishes and can keep your independence for longer.
What you will learn
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Dr. Shanto Arian is an internal medicine physician now specializing in clinical and aesthetic dermatology, with a parallel academic focus on epidemiology and public health. He holds an MBBS, MPH, MSc (UK), MRCP (UK), MRCPI (Ireland), Diploma in Dermatology (UK), and Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine (USA). Dr. Arian trained in internal medicine, including hospital work on hematology cases such as graft-versus-host disease, before moving toward dermatology. Skin is one of the earliest places diabetes shows itself, from acanthosis nigricans and diabetic dermopathy to slow foot wound healing, and that intersection is where his clinical and Diabic-review work meet. On Diabic, Dr. Arian medically reviews content on diabetes diagnosis, complications, dermatologic manifestations, and pharmacotherapy, ensuring every claim aligns with current ADA, NICE, and peer-reviewed literature.
For learning only. Talk to your doctor before changing medicine or habits.
Chapter 1: Growing Older with Diabetes
- National Institute on AgingDiabetes in Older People (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CareDiabetes Care, Standards of Care supplement 2025 (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CareDiabetes Care journal home page (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyPubMed article 38822740 (opens in a new tab)
- National Library of MedicineFalls review, PubMed article 38536167 (opens in a new tab)
- National Institute on AgingExercise and physical activity (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 2: How Needs Change with Age
- National Library of MedicinePubMed article 24814383 (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationAmerican Diabetes Association: Fitness (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesPubMed article 22196429 (opens in a new tab)
- National Library of MedicinePubMed article 30724638 (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 3: Lows in Older Adults
- National Library of MedicinePubMed article 26106190 (opens in a new tab)
- American Geriatrics SocietyBeers Criteria, PubMed article 37139824 (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKLow Blood Glucose (Hypoglycemia) (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationDiabetes Care, Standards of Care supplement 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- CDCLow Blood Sugar (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 4: Simplifying Medicines
Chapter 5: Memory and Dementia
- The LancetCommission on dementia prevention, PubMed article 32738937 (opens in a new tab)
- MedlinePlusExercise for Older Adults (opens in a new tab)
- Family Caregiver AllianceCaregiver Health (opens in a new tab)
- Ready.govPeople with Disabilities (opens in a new tab)
- National Library of MedicinePubMed article 24843720 (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 7: Planning Ahead
Further reading on Diabic
- Diabetes in Seniors: Challenges After 65
- Simplified Diabetes Management for Seniors
- Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Adults With Diabetes
- Diabetes Age Myths: Why Young People Get It Too
- Diabetes Care for Aging Parents: A Caregiver's Guide
- Simplifying Medication Management for Elderly Diabetes
- A Gentle Chair Yoga Routine for people with diabetes
- Exercise for Type 2 Diabetes: Where to Start
- Low Blood Sugar Symptoms That Hit Without Warning
- Blood Sugar Drops at Night: Causes and Prevention
- Blood Pressure Medication and Diabetes: What to Ask
- Diabetes and Dementia Connection: Reducing Your Risk
- Your Diabetes Emergency Plan Checklist for Home and Work
- Glucose Tablets for Hypoglycemia: When and How to Use Them
- Hiking Hacks for Diabetes: Gear and Safety Tips