Because elderly diabetic patients have more comorbidities and take more drugs, and the memory of the elderly is reduced, and when taking medication, it is easy to have accidents. The following are the precautions for elderly diabetic patients to take medication: 1, we should pay attention to taking medication regularly and on time to achieve medication compliance; 2, the elderly should take medication according to the requirements of diabetes, some diabetes treatment drugs, such as sulfonylureas are taken at In order to reduce side effects, metformin is usually taken after meals, acarbose is usually chewed when eating the first meal, not swallowed directly; 3, insulin is usually injected before meals, when applying insulin elderly patients pay special attention to the fact that some insulin is injected during meals and needs to be eaten immediately, such as insulin analogues injected immediately after eating, it is fast-acting insulin Some insulins are injected half an hour before the meal, such as Novolin 30R and 50R, so elderly diabetic patients should pay attention to the medication, be compliant, do not miss or take the wrong medication.