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Belgian Endocrine Society 2019

BES 2019

Impaired Hypoglycemia Awareness in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

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Impaired hypoglycemia awareness in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Anissa Messaaoui , Sylvie Tenoutasse , Lucia Hajselova , Laurent Crenier

Aim of the work: Impaired Hypoglycemia Awareness (IHA) is associated with an increased risk of Severe Hypoglycemia (SH) in adults with diabetes but is less known in youth. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of IHA and its clinical characteristics in a cohort of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.Methods: This prospective observational study of two-month duration included all eligible subjects with type 1 diabetes attendi...