Colophon -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Quality of Life and Functional Decline in the Elderly Diabetic Patient -- 3 Vision Loss -- 3.1 Diabetic Retinopathy -- Screening -- Treatment -- 3.2 Cataract -- Treatment -- 3.3 Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Treatment -- 3.4 Glaucoma -- Treatment -- 3.5 Myopia -- 4 Falls in Elderly People -- 4.1 Epidemiology -- 4.2 Risk Factors -- History of falls -- Fear of falls -- Orthostatic hypotension -- Chronic diseases -- Parkinson's disease -- Arthralgias -- 4.3 Consequences of Falls -- 4.4 Prevention of Falls -- Control of ongoing therapy -- Postural control -- 5 Depression -- 5.1 Aetiology and Pathogenesis -- 5.2 Problems of Diagnosis -- 5.3 Therapeutic Interventions -- 6 Dementia and Cognitive Disorders -- 6.1 Risk Factors -- Age -- Family history -- Atherosclerotic risk factors -- Other -- Lifestyle and activity -- 6.2 Therapeutic Interventions -- 7 Dyslipidaemia and Cardiovascular Risk -- 7.1 Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy -- 7.2 Recommendations -- 8 The Treatment of Diabetes in Elderly Subjects -- 8.1 Oral Antidiabetic Drugs -- Sulphonylureas -- Metformin -- Thiazolidinediones -- Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors -- Incretins -- Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) inhibitors -- 8.2 Insulins -- Fast-acting insulins -- Long-acting insulins -- Premixed insulins -- Bibliography -- Authors.