Hypoglycaemia, a global cause for concern

Abstract

Hypoglycaemia in diabetes is often considered to be relevant only to those with type 1 diabetes T1D. Evidence has long been available that hypoglycaemia occurs in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using sulphonylureas. (Episodes will be more prolonged than with insulin alone.) However, the risk of hypoglycaemia in people with T2D has received little attention with the implication that it can be ignored.