TY - JOUR T1 - People with diabetes and self-reported severe hypoglycaemia have increased mortality risk over 5 years JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/eb-2012-101111 SP - ebnurs-2012-101111 AU - Samuel Dagogo-Jack Y1 - 2012/12/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2012/12/19/eb-2012-101111.abstract N2 - Commentary on: McCoy RG, Van Houten HK, Ziegenfuss JY, et al. Increased mortality of patients with diabetes reporting severe hypoglycemia. Diabetes Care 2012; 35: 268– 901.OpenUrl This retrospective survey of ambulatory patients with diabetes indicates that self-reported severe hypoglycaemia is associated with increased risk of 5-year mortality. Although the mechanisms are unclear, evaluation of patients with diabetes should include documentation of hypoglycaemia history and management approaches should focus on patient education and scrupulous avoidance of iatrogenic hypoglycaemia. Hypoglycaemia (<70 mg/dl; 3.9 mmol/l) in people with diabetes is frequently due to exposure to insulin or insulin secretagogues. The acute effects of hypoglycaemia in symptomatic patients, and the disabling effect of severe hypoglycaemia, are well known. However, data on the frequency of hypoglycaemia and magnitude of hypoglycaemia-related mortality are less … ER -