Impact of hypoglycaemia on patient-reported outcomes from a global, 24-country study of 27,585 people with type 1 and insulin-treated type 2 diabetes

• Published in: Diabetes research and clinical practice Vol. 130; pp. 121 - 129
• Main Authors: Khunti, Kamlesh, Alsifri, Saud, Aronson, Ronnie, Cigrovski Berković, Maja, Enters-Weijnen, Catherine, PhD, Forsén, Tom, Galstyan, Gagik, PhD, Geelhoed-Duijvestijn, Petronella, Goldfracht, Margalit, Gydesen, Helge, PhD, Kapur, Rahul, PhD, Lalic, Nebojsa, PhD, Ludvik, Bernhard, Moberg, Erik, Pedersen-Bjergaard, Ulrik, Ramachandran, Ambady
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Canada; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - psychology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Europe; Fear; Female; Global; HAT study; Humans; Hypoglycaemia; Hypoglycemia - chemically induced; Hypoglycemia - complications; Hypoglycemia - psychology; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Insulin; Insulin - adverse effects; Insulin - therapeutic use; Male; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Middle Aged; Observational; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Prospective Studies; Self-Management; Surveys and Questionnaires; HAT study; Observational; Diabetes; Hypoglycaemia; Insulin; Global
• ISSN: 0168-8227; 1872-8227; 1872-8227
• DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.05.004

Highlights • Hypoglycemia has a major impact on patients’ daily lives and diabetes management. • There are large regional variations in patients’ response to hypoglycaemia. • Patient education programmes need to place greater emphasis on the avoidance and management of hypoglycemic events.