Doctors Often Bail on Care Discussions with the Elderly

Is it because many doctors are uncomfortable in geriatric medicine
as they are uncomfortable in talking diabetes? I would have to say,
yes! Is it important to reduce the risk of one ailment if it
increases the risk of another? There are doctors that do just this
and often don't realize they are doing this.


Clinicians or physicians very seldom engage patients, families,
and especially