Managing Diabetes in LTC

The health care cost of diabetes in the U.S. is about $237 billion and the cost of care increases as patients age. Managing diabetes and a healthy lifestyle can be difficult for those in sedentary and high-risk settings. In this episode, the Conversation is about managing diabetes in long-term care, the complications of providing care and various treatments and newer agents such as oral medications and insulin that can benefit long-term care patients.