HbA1c and Risk of Severe Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes
Lipska KJ, Warton EM, Huang ES, Moffet HH, Inzucchi SE, Krumholz HM, Karter AJ. HbA1c and Risk of Severe Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2013, 36: 3535-3542. PMID: 23900589, PMCID: PMC3816866, DOI: 10.2337/dc13-0610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere hypoglycemiaType 2 diabetesRelative riskGlycemic controlSelf-reported severe hypoglycemiaType 2 diabetic patientsGlucose-lowering therapyPoor glycemic controlRate of hypoglycemiaPotential effect modifiersIntegrated healthcare systemYears of ageEligible survey respondentsPoisson regression modelsDiabetes durationDiabetes medicationsDiabetic patientsClinical variablesDiabetes StudyNormal glycemiaMain exposureEffect modifiersHypoglycemiaType 2Patients