When hypoglycemia is not obvious: Diagnosing and treating under-recognized and undisclosed hypoglycemia

Primary Care Diabetes

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-11

  Kenny, Colin ^a  

^a Dromore Doctors Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia unawareness; Patient education; Undisclosed hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; RECREATIONAL DRUG; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2; SULFONYLUREA;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN TREATMENT; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HYPOGLYCEMIA UNAWARENESS; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNDISCLOSED HYPOGLYCEMIA;

AWARENESS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84895790540     PISSN: 17519918     EISSN: 18780210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2013.09.002     Document Type: Review

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