Development and Validation of a Tool to Identify Patients With Type 2 Diabetes at High Risk of Hypoglycemia-Related Emergency Department or Hospital Use

Abstract

Advances in diabetes clinical care and medical treatment have reduced the risk of long-term complications and mortality for the more than 25 million Americans who have diabetes.¹ However, iatrogenic hypoglycemia associated with glucose-lowering medication use has become a critical public health and drug safety concern.^2-4 Quiz Ref ID Severe hypoglycemia is defined as an event necessitating assistance from another person to actively administer carbohydrates, glucagon, or other resuscitative actions.⁵ Such assistance is often rendered professionally in emergency department (ED) or hospital encounters and is captured as hypoglycemia-related utilization.⁶