Frequency of severe hypoglycemia requiring emergency treatment in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a population-based study of health service resource use.

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Published in Diabetes Care on April 01, 2003

Authors

Graham P Leese1, Jixian Wang, Janice Broomhall, Paul Kelly, Andrew Marsden, William Morrison, Brian M Frier, Andrew D Morris, DARTS/MEMO Collaboration

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK. graham.leese@tuht.scot.nhs.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Assessment of the Impact of Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring on People Presenting With Severe Hypoglycaemia (AIR-CGM) | NCT03748433

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