Preventing hypoglycaemia: What is the appropriate glucose alert value?

Diabetologia

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-37

  Cryer, P E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucose alert value; Glucose counter regulation; Hypoglycaemia; Self monitoring of plasma glucose

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 57249113726     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-008-1205-7     Document Type: Article

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