Open AccessKnowledge of hypoglycemia and its associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India
Author(s) -
Vanishree Shriraam,
Shriraam Mahadevan,
M Anitharani,
Nalini Sirala Jagadeesh,
Sreelekha Bhaskara Kurup,
T A Vidya,
Krishna G Seshadri
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.152779
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoglycemia , glycemic , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , outpatient clinic , complication , type 2 diabetes , insulin , intensive care medicine , endocrinology
Hypoglycemia being the rate limiting complication in the attainment of strict glycemic control in diabetes management, in this study, we intended to study the knowledge of its symptoms, target blood levels during treatment and ways of prevention among type 2 diabetes patients attending Outpatient Department (OPD) of a medical college hospital.