Diabetics over 65: Recipes for more quality of life in old age!

dr. Michael Jahnke, an experienced geriater from Bottrop, has made a name for himself in his medical career as a specialist in internal medicine with additional training geriatrics. After studying at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, where he wrote a doctorate on the mortality of diabetics, he has been working mainly in the Ruhr area and in Eastern and Northern Germany since 2003. In his role as a senior senior doctor, he emphasizes the importance of communication with patients and relatives to ensure the best possible care.

The chief physician of the Ev. Hospital St. Johannstift, Tülay Asbai, emphasizes the goals of geriatric treatment: the maintenance or restoration of the mobility and independence of the patients. The focus is on mobility, help for self -help and support for caring relatives. The acute geriatrics of the hospital currently has 45 beds, whereby an extension is planned to 60 beds.

collaboration and personal interests

dr. Jahnke and chief physician Asbai have been working together for five years after they have met in Kassel. In his free time, he likes to read historical novels and non -fiction books about the Middle Ages and explores the East Westphalia Region by bike. He particularly appreciates the spa park in Bad Lippspringe.

In a further consideration regarding your health, research notes that type 1 diabetes has a negative impact on life expectancy, as yellow-list.de Although progress has been achieved in diabetes supply and management of complications since 1990. An improved understanding of mortality and the disability-adjusted years of life (Dalys) in older Type 1 diabetes patients over 65 is still necessary.

The global age-standardized prevalence of type 1 diabetes rose from 400 per 100,000 inhabitants in 1990 to 514 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2019. At the same time, the mortality of 4.74 per 100,000 inhabitants dropped to 3.54 per 100,000 inhabitants in the same period. Despite the increase in prevalence, the data show that mortality and dalys have decreased. This indicates an improved quality of life and a higher life expectancy of older people with type 1 diabetes.