Endocrinologia, diabetes y nutricion
Executive summary: Position document: Evaluation and management of hypoglycemia in the patient with diabetes mellitus 2020. Diabetes Mellitus Working Group of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition
Abstract
To provide practical recommendations for the evaluation and management of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Members of the Diabetes Mellitus Working Group of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN).
The recommendations were made based on the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system to establish both the strength of the recommendations and the level of evidence. A systematic search was made in MEDLINE (PubMed) for the available evidence on each subject, and articles written in English and Spanish with an inclusion date up to 28 February 2020 were reviewed. This executive summary takes account of the evidence incorporated since 2013.
The document establishes practical evidence-based recommendations regarding the evaluation and management of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Source and rights
Published by Endocrinologia, diabetes y nutricion, 2021. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Published
- 2021
- Applies to
- 🇪🇺 Europe
- Scope
- Regional
- Journal
- Endocrinologia, diabetes y nutricion
