Causes & Risks
The most common adverse reaction to insulin therapy.
What is hypoglycemia?
The annual financial impact from hypoglycemia-related hospitalizations.
What is $1.6 Billion?
DAILY DOUBLE!
The leading organizations to align on who is at risk for severe hypoglycemia and the need to protect them.
2x points only if both are correct.
What are the ADA & Endocrine Society?
More than 1/3 of patients continue to experience severe and level 2 hypoglycemia, despite having one of these.
What are CGMs?
The estimated amount of patients living with diabetes taking insulin and/or insulin secretagogues.
What is 15 million?
The number of variable elements cited to raise or lower blood sugar, varying from person to person.
What are the 42 Factors?
What is 202,000?
The year that the Standards of Care finally recommended ready-to-glucagon over glucagon options that require reconsistitution.
What is 2022?
The percentage of patients and/or caregivers that did not discuss their most recent severe hypoglycemic event with their HCP.
What is 40%?
The amount of at-risk patients with a ready-to-use glucagon. Percentage.
What is 4%?
This is defined as a blood glucose of <54mg/dL, according to the ADA.
What is level 2 hypoglycemia?
About 25% of all Emergency Room visits for severe hypoglycemia resulted in this outcome.
What is hospitalization?
This thought leader published that "glucagon is under-prescribed and underutilized."
What is the Endocrine Society?
Around 66% of patients with glucose <40mg/dL did not achieve target glucose levels following this common intervention.
What is the 15/15 rule?
After an Emergency Room visit, less than this amount of patients filled a glucagon prescription. Percentage.
What is <10%?
One study showed that sulfonylureas increased the risk of severe hypoglycemia (compared to metformin) by this amount.
What is 4.5x?
Due to the significant dangers of insulin therapy, 1 in 7 patients develop an 'extreme' level of this.
What is fear of hypoglycemia?
Patients should be referred to a specialist to help regain perception of low blood sugar symptoms when they have this condition, recommended by the ADA.
What is hypoglycemia unawareness?
This common measure is not able to provide patterns of glycemic variability.
What is A1C?
The reported amount of severe hypoglycemic events for patients with Type 2 diabetes per year.
What is 2.5 events per year?
Along with insulin and sulfonylureas, this class of drug is most associated with severe hypoglycemia.
What are meglitinides?
Due to fear of hypoglycemia, patients may exhibit these types of behaviors.
Examples include delaying insulin therapy, restricting their physical activity, and limiting social activities.
What are avoidance behaviors?
DAILY DOUBLE!
The ADA recommends a prescription for ready-to-use glucagon at these scheduled appointments, at minimum.
2x points only if you get both correct.
What is initial appointment?
What is annual appointment?
Type 2 patients saw the greatest prevalence in severe hypoglycemia with an A1C level greater than this value.
What is >9%?
The percentage of individuals who agreed or strongly agreed that they consume more food than necessary to avoid low blood sugar.
What is 43%?