Open AccessHypoglycemia prevention: current opportunities
Author(s) -
Е В Доскина,
Доскина Елена Валерьевна,
B. M. Tankhilevich,
Танхилевич Борис Марленович
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cardiosomatika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-5707
pISSN - 2221-7185
DOI - 10.26442/22217185.2019.3.190501
Subject(s) - hypoglycemia , medicine , diabetes mellitus , blood sugar , intensive care medicine , incidence (geometry) , dementia , quality of life (healthcare) , pediatrics , disease , endocrinology , nursing , physics , optics
In Russia, as well as throughout the world, there is a constant increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus. The Russian Federation is in the top 10 countries with the highest number of adults with diabetes. The incidence of hypoglycemic conditions remains extremely high, despite the available methods of self-control of glycemia and a wide variety of sugar-lowering drugs. So, according to studies such as URPDS, ACCJRD, VADT, ADVANCE, the frequency of hypoglycemic conditions ranged from 0.7 to 16%, depending on the type of therapy. Regardless of the severity of hypoglycemia, they lead to a decrease in the quality of life of patients, weight gain, the development of cognitive deficits and/or dementia, convulsive syndrome, cardiovascular catastrophes, increase the frequency of hospitalizations and the costs of treating diabetes, and also increase the risk of injury. The main tool in managing diabetes is self-monitoring of glycemia. Modern blood glucose meters must meet the needs of the patient - to be informative, accurate, convenient to use. For the timely detection of hypoglycemia, the accuracy of the glucometer is of great importance.