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Severe hypoglycaemia and absolute risk of cause-specific mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a UK primary care observational study.

Francesco ZaccardiSuping LingClaire Alexandra LawsonMelanie Jane DaviesKamlesh Khunti F MedSci
Published in: Diabetologia (2020)
The results of this study indicate severe hypoglycaemia as a marker of, rather than causally linked to, an increased risk of long-term mortality. Regardless of the nature of the association, a severe hypoglycaemic episode represents a strong negative prognostic factor in patients with type 2 diabetes. Graphical abstract.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • prognostic factors
  • early onset
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • coronary artery disease
  • cross sectional