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ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2012

The importance of hypoglycemia in diabetic patients.

Gita Shafiee, Mohammadreza Mohajeri-Tehrani, Mohammad Pajouhi, Bagher Larijani

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Article in Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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52citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 165 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gita ShafieeEndocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Shariati Hospital, North Kargar Street, 14114, Tehran, Iran. emrc@tums.ac.ir.
Mohammadreza Mohajeri-Tehrani
Mohammad Pajouhi
Bagher Larijani
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypoglycemia is one of the most important complications of diabetes treatment. The risk of severe hypoglycemia is higher in elderly patients, those having comorbidities such as vascular disease or renal failure, pregnant women and in children with type 1diabetes. Moreover, in type 2 diabetes, progressive insulin deficiency, longer duration of diabetes, and tight glycemic control increase the risk of hypoglycemia as much as type 1 diabetes.Episodes hypoglycemia may lead to impairment of counter-regulatory system, with the potential of development of hypoglycemia unawareness. So, hypoglycemia may increase the vascular events even death in addition to other possible detrimental effects. Glycemic control should be individualized based on patient characteristics with some degree of safety. Recognition of hypoglycemia risk factors, blood glucose monitoring, selection of appropriate regimens and educational programs for healthcare professionals and patients with diabetes are the major issues to maintain good glycemic control, minimize the risk of hypoglycemia, and prevent long- term complications.

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PMID23497433
PMCPMC3598174
OpenAlexW2146563690

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