Hypoglycemia: Incidence and Clinical Predictors in a Large Population-Based Sample of Children and Adolescents with IDDM

Abstract

Newly diagnosed children appear to be protected from severe hypoglycemia. Rates increase with lower glycated hemoglobin, especially when mean HbA1c is < 8.0%. Younger children, who may be more susceptible to the adverse effects of neuroglycopenia, are at a particular risk of significant hypoglycemia.