Prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia in adults with type 1 diabetes using a newly developed screener and clinician’s perspective on its implementation

Peter, Megan E; Rioles, Nicole; Liu, Jingwen; Chapman, Katherine; Wolf, Wendy A; Nguyen, Huyen; Basina, Marina; Akturk, Halis Kaan; Ebekozien, Osagie; Perez-Nieves, Magaly; Poon, Jiat Ling; Mitchell, Beth

doi:10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003394

Prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia in adults with type 1 diabetes using a newly developed screener and clinician’s perspective on its implementation

Introduction Fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) affects quality of life, emotional well-being, and diabetes management among people with type 1 diabetes (PwT1D). American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) guidelines recommend assessing FoH in clinical practice. However, existing FoH measures are commonly used…