Self-reported frequency, severity of, and awareness of hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes patients in Turkey
PEERJ, cilt.4, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.7717/peerj.2700
- Dergi Adı: PEERJ
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Awareness of hypoglycemia, Severity of hypoglycemia, Type 2 diabetes, Turkey
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives. Hypoglycemia is a common side effect of insulin therapy in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Limited data exist on the frequency of hypoglycemic events in type 2 diabetic patients in Turkey. Our study investigated self-reported hypoglycemic events and awareness of hypoglycemia in Turkish patients with type 2 diabetes.