Impact of hypoglycaemia on patient-reported outcomes from a global, 24-country study of 27,585 people with type 1 and insulin-treated type 2 diabetes

Kamlesh Khunti; Saud Alsifri; Ronnie Aronson; Maja Cigrovski Berković; Catherine Enters-Weijnen; Tom Forsén; Gagik Galstyan; Petronella Geelhoed-Duijvestijn; Margalit Goldfracht; Helge Gydesen; Rahul Kapur; Nebojsa Lalic; Bernhard Ludvik; Erik Moberg; Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard; Ambady Ramachandran; HAT Investigator Group

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2017.05.004

Impact of hypoglycaemia on patient-reported outcomes from a global, 24-country study of 27,585 people with type 1 and insulin-treated type 2 diabetes

Kamlesh Khunti, Saud Alsifri, Ronnie Aronson, Maja Cigrovski Berković, Catherine Enters-Weijnen, Tom Forsén, Gagik Galstyan, Petronella Geelhoed-Duijvestijn, Margalit Goldfracht, Helge Gydesen, Rahul Kapur, Nebojsa Lalic, Bernhard Ludvik, Erik Moberg, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard, Ambady Ramachandran, HAT Investigator Group

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AIMS: Data on the impact of hypoglycaemia on patients' daily lives and diabetes self-management, particularly in developing countries, are lacking. The aim of this study was to assess fear of, and responses to, hypoglycaemia experienced by patients globally.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This non-interventional, multicentre, 4-week prospective study using self-assessment questionnaires and patient diaries consisted of 27,585 patients, ≥18years, with type 1 diabetes (n=8022) or type 2 diabetes (n=19,563) treated with insulin for >12months, at 2004 sites in 24 countries worldwide.

RESULTS: Increased blood glucose monitoring (69.7%) and seeking medical assistance (62.0%) were the most common responses in the 4weeks following hypoglycaemic events for patients with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, respectively. Approximately 44% of patients with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes increased calorie intake in response to a hypoglycaemic episode. Following hypoglycaemia, 3.9% (type 1 diabetes) and 6.2% (type 2 diabetes) of patients took leave from work or study. Regional differences in fear of, and responses to, hypoglycaemia were evident - in particular, a lower level of hypoglycaemic fear and utilisation of healthcare resources in Northern Europe and Canada.

CONCLUSIONS: Hypoglycaemia has a major impact on patients and their behaviour. These global data for the first time reveal regional variations in response to hypoglycaemia and highlight the importance of patient education and management strategies.

Original language	English
Journal	Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume	130
Pages (from-to)	121-129
ISSN	0168-8227
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2017.05.004
Publication status	Published - Aug 2017

Keywords

Adult
Canada
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
Europe
Fear
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemia/chemically induced
Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use
Insulin/adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Education as Topic
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Prospective Studies
Self-Management
Surveys and Questionnaires

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Khunti, K., Alsifri, S., Aronson, R., Cigrovski Berković, M., Enters-Weijnen, C., Forsén, T., Galstyan, G., Geelhoed-Duijvestijn, P., Goldfracht, M., Gydesen, H., Kapur, R., Lalic, N., Ludvik, B., Moberg, E., Pedersen-Bjergaard, U., Ramachandran, A., & HAT Investigator Group (2017). Impact of hypoglycaemia on patient-reported outcomes from a global, 24-country study of 27,585 people with type 1 and insulin-treated type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 130, 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2017.05.004

Impact of hypoglycaemia on patient-reported outcomes from a global, 24-country study of 27,585 people with type 1 and insulin-treated type 2 diabetes. / Khunti, Kamlesh; Alsifri, Saud; Aronson, Ronnie et al.
In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Vol. 130, 08.2017, p. 121-129.

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Khunti, K, Alsifri, S, Aronson, R, Cigrovski Berković, M, Enters-Weijnen, C, Forsén, T, Galstyan, G, Geelhoed-Duijvestijn, P, Goldfracht, M, Gydesen, H, Kapur, R, Lalic, N, Ludvik, B, Moberg, E, Pedersen-Bjergaard, U, Ramachandran, A & HAT Investigator Group 2017, 'Impact of hypoglycaemia on patient-reported outcomes from a global, 24-country study of 27,585 people with type 1 and insulin-treated type 2 diabetes', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, vol. 130, pp. 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2017.05.004

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Impact of hypoglycaemia on patient-reported outcomes from a global, 24-country study of 27,585 people with type 1 and insulin-treated type 2 diabetes

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