Prospective cohort study of 9,249 women aged ≥67 years from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures, followed an average of 7.2 years, asking whether diabetes independently increases recurrent fall risk and whether known fall risk factors explain that increase.
When managing an older woman with insulin-treated diabetes, recurrent falls should be on your radar as an independent risk — standard fall risk factor modification won't fully address it.
Prioritize balance assessment and fall prevention counseling in this population, and keep diabetes-specific contributors like hypoglycemia and nocturia in mind as targets that conventional fall screening won't capture.
Prospective cohort study of 9,249 women aged ≥67 years from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures, followed an average of 7.2 years, asking whether diabetes independently increases recurrent fall risk and whether known fall risk factors explain that increase.
When managing an older woman with insulin-treated diabetes, recurrent falls should be on your radar as an independent risk — standard fall risk factor modification won't fully address it.
Prioritize balance assessment and fall prevention counseling in this population, and keep diabetes-specific contributors like hypoglycemia and nocturia in mind as targets that conventional fall screening won't capture.