Characteristics of Hypoglycemic Diabetic Patients Visiting the Emergency Room

Introduction. Severe hypoglycemia can be life-threatening; therefore, it is important to identify the characteristics of the hypoglycemic patients. The aim of this study is to analyze the type and characteristics of diabetic patients with hypoglycemia who visited an emergency room. Methods. We inclu...

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Published in:Cardiovascular therapeutics 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-9
Main Authors: Kim, Hun-Sung, Yim, H.-W., Lee, Hyunyong, Cho, Jae-Hyoung, Lee, Seung-Hwan, Kim, Hyunah, Kim, Tong Min, Yoon, K.-H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alcohol
Aneurysms
Biomarkers - blood
Blood Glucose - drug effects
Blood Glucose - metabolism
Blood pressure
Blood sugar
Blood tests
Body mass index
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Classification
Comparative analysis
Creatinine
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - blood
Diabetes Mellitus - diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus - drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Diabetics
Emergency medical care
Emergency service
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Glucose
Glycated Hemoglobin - metabolism
Glycosylated hemoglobin
Heart failure
Hospitals
Humans
Hypertension
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia - blood
Hypoglycemia - chemically induced
Hypoglycemia - diagnosis
Hypoglycemia - epidemiology
Hypoglycemic Agents - adverse effects
Incidence
Insulin
Male
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Mortality
Patients
Prescription drugs
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Seoul - epidemiology
Severity of Illness Index
Studies
Survival analysis
Time Factors
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:Introduction. Severe hypoglycemia can be life-threatening; therefore, it is important to identify the characteristics of the hypoglycemic patients. The aim of this study is to analyze the type and characteristics of diabetic patients with hypoglycemia who visited an emergency room. Methods. We included diabetic patients with hypoglycemia who visited the emergency room of St. Mary’s Hospital in Seoul from January 2009 to August 2018 in the study. Hypo_S group patients visited the emergency room once whereas Hypo_M group patients visited twice or more. We also compared the incidence of cardiovascular disease between the groups within 5 years after hypoglycemia. Results. A total of 843 patients were included in this study, with a mean age of 71±14 years and average glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level of 6.7±1.4%. For patients with hypoglycemia, lower body mass index, lower HbA1c, shorter diabetes duration, and lower glomerular filtration rate have a statistically significant relationship with patient characteristics in the emergency room group (all p
ISSN:1755-5914
1755-5922
DOI:10.1155/2020/3612607