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Hypoglycaemia

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Prevalence

Hypoglycaemia is common in patients with diabetes mellitus. b

Why?

  • 37%of patients with type 1 diabetes have an symptoms of hypoglycaemia once a week (95% CI: 33% to 40%) b
  • 32% of patients with type 1 diabetes on intensive therapy have severe hypoglycaemia over 6 years (95% CI: 28% to 35%) b

Expiry date: April 2004
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   D   Matthews
CAT Writers   M   Taylor , RS   Phillips , CM   Ball , R   Harden