Hypoglycemia Close to Discharge Is Associated with Worse Outcomes
Diabetic patients with hypoglycemia on the last day of hospitalization had higher readmission rates and postdischarge mortality.
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Serious Hypoglycemia at Both High and Low Glycosylated Hemoglobin Levels
In a study published in 2013, serious hypoglycemia was associated with both high (>9%) and low (<6%) levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in patients with type 2 diabetes — a so-called U-shaped association (NEJM JW Gen Med Jan 15 2014 and Diabetes Care 2013; 36:3535). Now, another research group has examined this issue.
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Severe hypoglycemia indicates cardiovascular, cognitive danger
Severe hypoglycemic events can present cardiovascular and cognitive risks, and hypoglycemia should signal a call to action for physicians treating the patients with diabetes, according to a speaker at the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference.
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