ea0035p390 | Diabetes (epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2014
Esteves Cesar
, Neves Manuel Celestino
, Baldaia Rui
, Sa Joao
, Carvalho Davide
Introduction: Severe hypoglycemia is defined as an episode that requires the assistance of another person in order to correct it. Most of the costs associated with hypoglycemia in diabetes mellitus patients are the result of severe episodes, when treated by health care professionals. In our country there are few studies regarding the epidemiology of episodes of hypoglycemia evaluated in the pre-hospital care setting.Methods: We retrieved all episodes of ...