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- The study analyzed the prevalence of severe hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients needing emergency room assistance, particularly focusing on different antihyperglycaemic agents (AHAs).
- In a nationwide cross-sectional study, 425,706 ER admissions were recorded, revealing a hypoglycaemia prevalence of 0.074%, with over half of the patients on insulin therapy and many experiencing hypoglycaemic episodes due to missed meals.
- The results showed that those on secretagogue therapies were more frequently hospitalized than those on insulin, highlighting the need for individualized diabetes treatment to reduce the risk of severe hypoglycaemia.
Article Abstract
Aims: To analyse the prevalence of severe hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) treated with antihyperglycaemic agents (AHA) and requiring emergency room (ER) assistance, and to analyse the prevalence according to type of AHA therapy.
Methods: The present study, the Hypoglycaemia In Portugal Observational Study-Emergency Room (HIPOS-ER), was a cross-sectional, observational, multicentre, nationwide study, with specific hypoglycaemia source data collection.
Results: Within the study period, a total of 425 706 admissions were recorded in the ERs of participating hospitals. The prevalence of severe hypoglycaemic episodes in patients with T2DM was 0.074%. In all, 238 patients were included, more than half of whom were on insulin-based therapy (55.0%) and a third of whom (31.5%) were on oral secretagogue-based therapy. In 61.2% of patients primary care was the main diabetes care setting. The median patient age was 77.5 years and the mean duration of diabetes was 19 years. Missing a meal or low carbohydrate meal content was the most frequent cause of hypoglycaemia (55.9%) and the most frequent triggers for seeking emergency assistance were pre-syncope (19.2%) and transient loss of consciousness (17.4%). A total of 44.1% of patients were hospitalized for a median of 5.1 days. Patients in the secretagogue group were admitted to hospital more often than patients in the insulin group (70.7% vs 29.0%; P < .001). Nine patients died.
Conclusions: These findings confirm that severe hypoglycaemia in patients with T2DM requiring ER assistance occurs mainly in those on insulin- and secretagogue-based therapies and is associated with a significant medical burden. Antidiabetic therapy should be individualized to minimize the risk of severe iatrogenic hypoglycaemia, and any intervention to this end should always involve primary care stakeholders.
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