Hypoglycaemia in the over 75s: Understanding the predisposing factors in type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

Introduction: Hypoglycaemia has been recognised as a problem in the treatment for type 2 diabetes. Here we describe how levels of HbA1C and treatment with a sulphonylurea or insulin relate to risk of significant hypoglycaemia.

Methods: Incident hypoglycaemia as recorded for the previous 10 years was determined from the GP records for patients with T2DM aged 75 years or more.