Hypoglycaemia in older adults living with diabetes

The International Diabetes Federation currently estimates that there are 463 million people living in the world with diabetes, a number that is expected to grow to approximately 700 million by 2045.1 These figures, however, do not include people over the age of 80 years. In the UK, of the 4.9 million people registered with diabetes approximately 13% are over the age of 80, which equates to, one in five people over the age of 80 have type 2 diabetes.2 Both ageing and diabetes are recognised as important risk factors for the development of functional decline and disability (termed frailty), which are often compounded