High number of hypoglycaemic episodes identified by CGM among home-dwelling older people with diabetes: an observational study in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A scoping review from 2021 identified a lack of studies on the incidence, prevention and management of hypoglycaemia in home-dwelling older people with diabetes. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and duration of hypoglycaemic episodes measured by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in older people with diabetes who received home care and who were treated with glucose-lowering medications, and to compare the frequency and duration of hypoglycaemic episodes between subgroups of the study population according to demographic and clinical variables.

Methods

This was an observational study investigating the occurrence of hypoglycaemia in people with diabetes aged ≥ 65 years. Data were collected using blinded continuous glucose monitoring (CGM, iPro2

SUBMITTER: Flode M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566065 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature