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ReviewDiabetologia2018

Hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes: technological treatments, their limitations and the place of psychology.

Pratik Choudhary, Stephanie A Amiel

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Review in Diabetologia, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  13. Validating and Establishing a Diagnostic Threshold for the Hypoglycemia Awareness Questionnaire Impaired Awareness Subscale.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2023
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  19. Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Impact on Hypoglycemia Confidence and Fear.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2022
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  20. Minimizing Hypoglycemia Using a Five-Step Diabetes Management Program.Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Pratik ChoudharyDiabetes Research Group, School of Life Course Sciences, Weston Education Centre, King's College London, 10 Cutcombe Road, London, SE5 9RJ, UK.
Stephanie A AmielDiabetes Research Group, School of Life Course Sciences, Weston Education Centre, King's College London, 10 Cutcombe Road, London, SE5 9RJ, UK. stephanie.amiel@kcl.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advances in technology allowing improved insulin delivery and glucose monitoring can significantly reduce the burden of hypoglycaemia when used appropriately. However, limitations of the current technology, and the skills, commitment and motivation required to use them, mean that it does not work for all people. Education and informed professional support are key to success. In the context of problematic hypoglycaemia, data suggest that newer technology has lower efficacy and uptake in those with most need. Identifying the causes of hypoglycaemia and understanding some of the underlying behavioural drivers may prove useful and psycho-educational strategies may be effective in selected individuals. Ultimately, as in many spheres of medicine, successful management of problematic hypoglycaemia depends upon matching the right treatment to the right individual.

Indexed as

Self CareAwarenessBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringClinical AlarmsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FearHumansHypoglycemiaHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinInsulin Infusion SystemsMental FatigueMotivationPatient ComplianceProfessional-Patient RelationsBlood GlucoseHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinContinuous glucose monitoringContinuous subcutaneous insulin infusionDiabetes technologiesHypoglycaemiaInsulin analoguesInsulin pumpsPsychologyReview

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PMID29423581
PMCPMC6448988

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