Nocturnal hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes--frequency and predictive factors
Open Access
- 2 July 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 102 (9), 603-607
- https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcp082
Abstract
Background: Nocturnal hypoglycaemia (NH) remains a problem in type 1 diabetes and spontaneous asymptomatic NH may be a risk factor for sudden death (‘Dead in Bed’ syndrome). Aims: To explore whether any predictive relationship exists between the average or time-specific glycaemia and the occurrence of NH. Methods: Twenty-five healthy patients with type 1 diabetes underwent two separate overnight periods of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) using a MMT-7002 Medtronic MiniMed System. There was a 6-week interval before the second monitoring period. CGM glucose levels recorded between 23:00 and 08:00 h defined the nocturnal period and recorded glucose monitoring levels Results: The mean ± SD age was 37 ± 7 years and duration of diabetes 13 ± 7 years; 16 (64%) were on long-acting analogue insulin. Forty-nine CGM data sets were recorded. Fourteen episodes of NH occurred in 12 patients (Group 1), 13 patients (Group 2) had no NH. Group 1 (NH) had a lower mean bedtime glucose recorded compared with Group 2 (7.7 ± 4.3 vs. 11.4 ± 4.0 mmol/l, P = 0.0035). Fasting glucose level was also lower in Group 1 following the occurrence of NH (P = 0.014). There was no difference in the type of insulin used between the two groups. Conclusions: Our data show that in normal day to day settings, NH is common and that the bedtime glucose level is a significant predictive factor.Keywords
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