Practical Diabetes International · 1985 · 32 citations · 0 references
MedicineEndocrinologyInternal MedicineClinical EpidemiologyDiabetologyEpidemiologyDiabetes ControlDiabetes ManagementDiabetes MellitusGlycemic ControlHypoglycemia ManagementDiabetes-related ComplicationsDiabetic ComplicationsHypoglycemia In DiabetesSevere Hypoglycemia Management
Hypoglycaemia is quantitatively by far the commonest acute complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). A recent survey from Nottingham estimated that 9% of insulin-dependent (IDDM, Type 1) diabetics were treated in casualty for severe hypoglycaemia in a 12-month period. A similar 8-month prospective study in London gave a figure of 10%. Both these figures can be regarded as underestimates, as they do not include hypoglycaemia treated outside hospital by patient, friend, relative or general prac-