Hypoglycemia unawareness in type 1 diabetes suppresses brain responses to hypoglycemia
Hwang JJ, Parikh L, Lacadie C, Seo D, Lam W, Hamza M, Schmidt C, Dai F, Sejling AS, Belfort-DeAguiar R, Constable RT, Sinha R, Sherwin R. Hypoglycemia unawareness in type 1 diabetes suppresses brain responses to hypoglycemia. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2018, 128: 1485-1495. PMID: 29381484, PMCID: PMC5873861, DOI: 10.1172/jci97696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild hypoglycemiaHypoglycemia awarenessType 1 diabetes mellitus patientsPrefrontal cortexHormonal counterregulatory responsesDiabetes mellitus patientsImpaired hypoglycemia awarenessAltered activation patternsAngular gyrusType 1 diabetesBlood glucose levelsHypoglycemia-induced changesBrain responsesBrain activityHypoglycemia symptom scoresAlters brain activityClinical Translational Science AwardsHyperinsulinemic euglycemicHypoglycemia unawarenessCounterregulatory responsesHypoglycemic clampMellitus patientsMRI brainSymptom scoresNondiabetic individuals