Hypoglycaemia and cardiovascular disease in Type 1 Diabetes. Results from the Catalan National Public Health registry on insulin pump therapy

Marga Giménez; Juan José López; Conxa Castell; Ignacio Conget

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2012.01.014

Hypoglycaemia and cardiovascular disease in Type 1 Diabetes. Results from the Catalan National Public Health registry on insulin pump therapy

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 May;96(2):e23-5. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2012.01.014. Epub 2012 Feb 2.

Authors

Marga Giménez¹, Juan José López, Conxa Castell, Ignacio Conget

Affiliation

¹ Diabetes Unit, Endocrinology Department, IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), Hospital Clínic i Universitari, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 22306058
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2012.01.014

Abstract

Severe hypoglycaemia has recently been associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in diabetes. The retrospective analysis of a national registry on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion points to a higher prevalence of CVD in Type 1 diabetic subjects with repeated severe hypoglycaemia at the time of starting CSII.

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy*
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemia / complications*
Hypoglycemia / drug therapy
Hypoglycemia / physiopathology*
Insulin / administration & dosage
Insulin / therapeutic use*
Insulin Infusion Systems*
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult

Substances

Insulin