Abstract
Geriatrics syndromes are more common in older adults with diabetes therefore their clinical management must incorporate comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in the already well‐established comprehensive diabetes evaluation (CDE). This chapter explores the geriatrics approach to diabetes in older people, highlighting the relevance of screening for geriatric syndromes through a tailored CGA and patient‐centered management of diabetes in older people. Within the functional domain falls, impaired mobility, functional decline, vision loss, and hearing loss are among the most common geriatric syndromes. To explore this domain, the chapter briefly reviews the topic of falls. In the psychological/mental domain, depression, delirium, and dementia are common geriatric syndromes. Personality disorders and addictions are increasing in prevalence in this age group. To explore this domain, the chapter analyzes the impact of cognitive decline/dementia syndromes on diabetes. Long‐standing complications of diabetes should be reviewed and this is recommended in all patients with diabetes.