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Combinations of Conditions Constituting Complex Multimorbidity Among Midlife and Older Adults with Diabetes in the Health and [Multimorbidity]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Individuals with diabetes often present with co-occurring chronic conditions (CC), or multimorbidity. Objective: We aimed to describe C-MM in midlife and older adults with self-reported diabetes and identify the combinations of conditions constituting C-MM. reported having diabetes.

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Predictors of Poor Health Outcomes in Midlife and Older Adults with Diabetes in the 2018-2020 Health and Retirement Study [Multimorbidity]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Adults with diabetes have higher premature death rates, functional disability, and comorbidities than adults without diabetes. Diabetes co-occurs with other chronic conditions (CC), functional limitations (FL), and geriatric syndromes (GS). Study Design and Analysis: Cross-sectional study.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

Ellen had been diagnosed with vascular dementia, peripheral vascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes. She enjoyed talking with the half dozen other residents at her adult family home in Washington state. “It’s also often the family member or the person helping to manage them.”