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32.Diabetes and Aging

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Which factor is a major contributor to the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes?

Reduction in weight

Tight control of blood glucose

Poor control of blood glucose

Obesity and lack of physical exercise (correct)

What is the relationship between diabetes and physiologic aging?

Diabetes has no effect on physiologic aging

Diabetes accelerates physiologic aging (correct)

Diabetes slows down the aging process

Diabetes has no relationship with physiologic aging

Which type of diabetes is associated with an accelerated aging rate of 1.75 years physiologically for every chronologic year of the disease with poor control of blood glucose?

Neither type 1 nor type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes (correct)

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes

What is the approximate physiologic aging rate for a patient with type 2 diabetes with tight control of blood glucose and blood pressure?

1.06 years for every chronologic year of the disease Signup and view all the answers

What are the associated risks for a diabetic patient in terms of physiologic age?

Considerably older than their calendar age Signup and view all the answers

What are the key factors to managing blood glucose levels perioperatively in diabetic patients?

Setting clear goals and monitoring blood glucose levels frequently Signup and view all the answers

What can reduce the accelerated aging associated with type 2 diabetes and possibly delay the appearance of the disease?

Reduction in weight Signup and view all the answers

What has been observed to correlate with adverse perioperative outcomes?

The age of the patient Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following has not been confirmed by controlled trials?

The reduction in perioperative risk for diabetic patients Signup and view all the answers

What are the recommended actions to reduce the accelerated aging associated with type 2 diabetes?

Increasing physical activity and reducing weight Signup and view all the answers