Patients with severe hypoglycemia and type 2 diabetes (T2D) had previous nonsevere hypoglycemia diagnoses more frequently than those without, a recent study found. The retrospective cohort study from January 2006 to December 2015 used the electronic medical record in the Cleveland Clinic Health System and included 50,439 patients with T2D receiving care in the CCHS. Number of severe hypoglycemia events and associated patient characteristics were identified. Researchers found:

• The incidence proportion of severe hypoglycemia increased from 0.12% in 2006 to 0.31% in 2015.
• Compared with patients who did not experience severe hypoglycemia, those with severe hypoglycemia had similar median glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels.
• More patients with severe hypoglycemia vs those without had a prior diagnosis of nonsevere hypoglycemia.