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ArticleSingapore medical journal2020

Self-reported hypoglycaemia in insulin-treated patients with diabetes mellitus: results from the Singapore cohort of the International Operations Hypoglycaemia Assessment Tool study.

Ngiap Chuan Tan, Su-Yen Goh, Eric Yin-Hao Khoo, Rinkoo Dalan, Agnes Koong, Chin Meng Khoo, Teck Shi Tan, Anand B Jain, Arvind Vilas Gadekar, Yong Mong Bee and 1 more

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Ngiap Chuan TanDepartment of Endocrinology, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore.
Su-Yen GohDepartment of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Eric Yin-Hao KhooDepartment of Endocrinology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Rinkoo DalanDepartment of Endocrinology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Agnes KoongDepartment of Endocrinology, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore.
Chin Meng KhooDepartment of Endocrinology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Teck Shi TanDepartment of Endocrinology, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore.
Anand B JainNovo Nordisk Healthcare AG, Zurich, Switzerland.
Arvind Vilas GadekarNovo Nordisk Pharma Operations (BAOS) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia.
Yong Mong BeeDepartment of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
IO HAT Investigator group

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introductionHypoglycaemia constitutes a significant barrier to achieving glycaemic control with insulin in both Type 1 (T1DM) and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The International Operations Hypoglycaemia Assessment Tool (IO HAT) study was designed to determine the incidence of hypoglycaemia in insulin-treated patients with T1DM and T2DM.

methodsThe IO HAT study retrospectively and prospectively assessed the incidence of hypoglycaemia in patients with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus in nine countries. This sub-analysis included patients from Singapore with T1DM or T2DM who were aged ≥ 21 years and had completed two self-assessment questionnaires (SAQ1 and SAQ2).

resultsOf the 50 T1DM and 320 T2DM patients who completed the SAQ1, 39 T1DM and 265 T2DM patients completed SAQ2; 100% and 90.9%, respectively, experienced at least one hypoglycaemic event prospectively. The incidence rates of any hypoglycaemia were 49.5 events per patient-year (EPPY) and 16.1 EPPY for T1DM and T2DM patients, respectively, in the four-week prospective period. Hypoglycaemia rate did not differ in terms of glycated haemoglobin level. The vast majority of T1DM or T2DM patients (92.0% and 90.7%, respectively) knew the overall definition of hypoglycaemia before study participation, although over half of the patients (T1DM 54.0%, T2DM 51.9%) defined hypoglycaemia based only on symptoms.

conclusionHigh proportions of insulin-treated patients with diabetes mellitus in Singapore reported hypoglycaemic events prospectively, showing that they had underreported hypoglycaemic episodes retrospectively. Patient education can help in improving hypoglycaemia awareness and its management in the region.

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AdultAgedCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHypoglycemiaHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicSingaporeYoung AdultHypoglycemic AgentsInsulindiabeteshypoglycaemiainsulinIO HATSingapore

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PMCPMC7905111

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