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Recall of severe hypoglycaemia and self‐estimated state of awareness in type 1 diabetes

Pedersen‐Bjergaard, Ulrik, Pramming, Stig, Thorsteinsson, Birger·2003·Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

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Background The ability of people with insulin-treated diabetes to remember severe hypoglycaemia and the consistency of their self-estimated awareness of hypoglycaemia are not well documented but are important in clinical practice. The aim of this study is to assess recall of severe hypoglycaemia in patients with type 1 diabetes and to evaluate the feasibility of a simple method for clinical classification of the awareness of hypoglycaemia. Methods A one-year prospective study was performed on a cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes (n = 230). The rate of severe hypoglycaemia reported retrospectively at the end of the study was compared to the prospectively recorded rate during the study period. Self-estimated awareness was explored in questionnaires at baseline and at the end, and assessments were evaluated by the occurrence of severe hypoglycaemic episodes. Results Almost 90% of the participants correctly recalled whether they had had severe hypoglycaemia. However, those with high prospectively recorded numbers had incomplete recall, resulting in a 15% underestimation of the overall rate. On the basis of the answer to the question "Do you recognise symptoms when you have a hypo?", the population was classified into three groups: 40% with normal awareness, 47% with impaired awareness and 13% with unawareness. The groups with impaired awareness and unawareness had 5.1 and 9.6 times higher rates of severe hypoglycaemia, respectively, compared to the group with normal awarenes…

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Authors
Pedersen‐Bjergaard, U., Pramming, S., & Thorsteinsson, B.
Affiliations
  • Capital Region of Denmark (DK)
  • Novo Nordisk (Denmark) (DK)
Corresponding author
Pedersen‐Bjergaard, Ulrik
Venue
Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2003-04-10
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
232-240
ISSN
  • 1520-7552 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-7560
OpenAlex
W2087712389
Cited by
240
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2.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Novo Nordisk Fonden
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Patient Safety and Medication Errors
Keywords
type 1 diabetes, severe hypoglycemia, hypoglycemia awareness, hypoglycemia unawareness
MeSH terms
Awareness, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hypoglycemia, Male, Memory, Middle Aged, Outpatients, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Records, Regression Analysis, Age of Onset

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