Hypoglycaemia in residential care homes

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 558, 2009, Pages 49-50

  Abdelhafiz, Ahmed H ^a   Sinclair, Alan J ^b  

^a ROTHERHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Homes for the aged; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHEST INFECTION; DEHYDRATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING HOME; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 58149513404     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X394860     Document Type: Review

References (6)

1. Aspray TJ, Farrow E, Nesbit K, et al. Diabetes in British nursing and residential homes. Diabetes Care 2006; 29(3): 707-708.
2. Cryer PE, Davis SN, Shamoon H. Hypoglycaemia in diabetes. Diabetes Care 2003; 26(6): 1902-1912.
3. Chelliah A, Burge MR. Hypoglycaemia in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus: causes and strategies for prevention. Drugs Aging 2004; 21(8): 511-530.
4. Jaap AJ, Jones GC, McCrimmon RJ, et al. Perceived symptoms of hypoglycaemia in elderly type 2 diabetic patients treated with insulin. Diabet Med 1998; 15(5): 398-401.
5. Desouza C, Salazar H, Cheong B, et al. Association of hypoglycaemia and cardiac ischaemia. Diabetes Care 2003; 26(5): 1485-1489.
6. Burge MR, Schmitz-Fiorentino K, Fischette C, et al. A prospective trial of risk factors for sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus. JAMA 1998; 279(2): 137-143.