According to the national survey data over the past five years,there are about 50.16 million elderly diabetic patients (≥60 years old) in China.With the increase in the total number of the elderly,this number will be expected to increase.Among the elderly patients,most of them are newly diagnosed,and are associated with a number of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases at the time of initial diagnosis.Those who were with young-onset have a long-term clinical course,and often complicated with diabetic chronic complications and potential organ dysfunctions.Most of the elderly diabetic patients in China are with poor glycemic control.The diabetes-related complications have become one of the major reasons for the senile death.It is well accepted that early diagnosis and reasonable treatment could reduce the occurrence of diabetic complications,and the disability and fatal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events.Thus,it is recommended,in the consensus,to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the glycemic c

作者：中国老年医学学会老年内分泌代谢分会；国家老年疾病临床医学研究中心（解放军总医院）；中国老年糖尿病诊疗措施专家共识编写组

来源：中华内科杂志 2018 年 57卷 9期