Diabetes

Hypoglycemia link to HbA1c has declined in type 1 diabetes

The link between low average glucose blood levels and greater risk for severe hypoglycemia and hypoglycemic coma substantially declined between 1995 and 2012 in young Germans and Austrians with type 1 diabetes, according ...

Diabetes

Daytime sleepiness predicts hypoglycemia in diabetes

(HealthDay)—Elderly patients with type 2 diabetes who experience increased daytime sleepiness may be at increased risk for hypoglycemia, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Diabetes Care.

Diabetes

Severe hypoglycemia in diabetes tied to cardiac disease

(HealthDay)—For patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, severe hypoglycemia is associated with severe hypertension, hypokalemia, and QT prolongation, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in Diabetes Care.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Diabetes guidelines linked to severe low blood sugar in frail elderly

When an independent senior health program implemented new recommended diabetes blood sugar guidelines, episodes of severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) tripled among frail elderly patients, according to a study led by Sei ...

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