Journal article
Suboptimal behaviour and knowledge regarding overnight glycaemia in adults with type 1 diabetes is common
CR Larsson, AS Januszewski, RT McGrath, J Ludvigsson, AC Keech, RJ MacIsaac, GM Ward, DN O’Neal, GR Fulcher, AJ Jenkins
Internal Medicine Journal | WILEY | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.1111/imj.13798
Abstract
Background: In people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), nocturnal hypoglycaemia (NH) can be slept through and can cause seizures, arrhythmias and death. Hypoglycaemia avoidance can induce hyperglycaemia and ketosis. Patient behaviour impacts clinical outcomes and may be changed by education. Aim: To develop and utilise a survey to evaluate patient self-management of overnight glycaemia in adults with T1D. Methods: Adults with T1D attending two Australian tertiary referral diabetes clinics completed a survey about their diabetes self-management and glycaemic control, including responses to hypothetical pre-bed blood glucose (BG) levels (4–20 mmol/L). Statistical analyses included t-tests, Chi squar..
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Funding Acknowledgements
For funding the investigators, we thank CSN (Centrala studiestodsnamnden) (CRL) and the NHMRC (AJJ and ACK) and University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School Foundation (AJJ).