Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31686223›Full record

ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2019

Diabetes in the Workplace: the Hazards of Hypoglycemia.

Robert M Gerbo, Chuan Fang Jin, Karen Clark

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Correlation Between C-Peptide and Severity of Peripheral Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2023
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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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert M GerboDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Sciences, Section of Occupational Medicine, West Virginia University School of Public Health, 3860 Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, 26506-9145, USA. rgerbo@hsc.wvu.edu.
Chuan Fang JinDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Sciences, Section of Occupational Medicine, West Virginia University School of Public Health, 3860 Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, 26506-9145, USA.
Karen ClarkDepartment of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.
West Virginia University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe effects of hypoglycemia can result in injury, including at work. Our goal was to review the recent medical literature regarding hypoglycemia and occupational injuries and provide guidance to clinicians asked to render opinions regarding fitness for work duties in individuals with diabetes. RECENT

findingsRecent studies contain conflicting conclusions regarding the occupational risks posed by workers with diabetes. However, the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration concluded there was sufficient evidence to change the rule that previously disqualified commercial drivers with insulin-treated diabetes. Blanket employment policies that disqualify workers with diabetes are unnecessary in many occupational fields. In assessing occupational risks and fitness for duty in workers with diabetes, it is important to perform an individualized assessment of the worker and consider the risk factors for hypoglycemia, information from the treating clinician, essential functions of the job, and, if needed, availability of reasonable accommodations.

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusHypoglycemiaOccupational HealthWorkplaceDiabetes ComplicationsEmploymentHumansRisk FactorsDiabetesHypoglycemiaOccupational hazardsWorkplace accommodations

Identifiers

PMID31686223
OpenAlexW2983512588

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Registered trials

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