TY - JOUR A2 - Reeves, Neil D. AU - Crews, Ryan T. AU - Yalla, Sai V. AU - Fleischer, Adam E. AU - Wu, Stephanie C. PY - 2013 DA - 2013/02/16 TI - A Growing Troubling Triad: Diabetes, Aging, and Falls SP - 342650 VL - 2013 AB - There is a significant and troubling link between diabetes (DM) and falls in the elderly. Individuals with DM are prone to fall for reasons such as decreased sensorimotor function, musculoskeletal/neuromuscular deficits, foot and body pain, pharmacological complications, and specialty (offloading) footwear devices. Additionally, there is some concern that DM patients are prone to have more severe problems with falls than non-DM individuals. Fractures, poorer rehabilitation, and increased number of falls are all concerns. Fortunately, efforts to mitigate falls by DM patients show promise. A number of studies have shown that balance, strength, and gait training may be utilized to successfully reduce fall risk in this population. Furthermore, new technologies such as virtual reality proprioceptive training may be able to provide this reduced risk within a safe training environment. SN - 2090-2204 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/342650 DO - 10.1155/2013/342650 JF - Journal of Aging Research PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -