Fung FY, et al. - In a primary care setting, researchers investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia among ambulatory community-dwelling older patients (aged 60–89 years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus. They also identified factors that mitigate sarcopenia. From a public primary care clinic in Singapore, they recruited 387 patients. They defined sarcopenia—on the basis of muscle mass, grip strength, and gait speed—using the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia criteria. In all, they identified pre-sarcopenia and sarcopenia in 58% of the participants. Findings revealed a significant association of age, diabetic nephropathy, hip circumference, multi-morbidity, and fewer clinic visits, but not of a recent single glycated hemoglobin reading, with sarcopenia. They recommended further examination of a longitudinal link between clinic visits and sarcopenia.