Tool identifies risk of hypoglycemia-related hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes
KEY POINT
A new tool with six patient-specific inputs was created, validated, and shown to be useful in identifying the 12-month risk of hypoglycemia-related emergency department (ED) or hospitalization visits in patients with type 2 diabetes.
SOURCES
Karter AJ, et al. Development and validation of a tool to identify patients with type 2 diabetes at high risk of hypoglycemia-related Emergency Department or hospital use. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;[Epub ahead of print].
