Marie M Henriksen1, Henrik U Andersen2, Birger Thorsteinsson3,4, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard3,4. 1. Department of Endocrinology and Nephrology, Nordsjællands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark. marie.moth.henriksen@regionh.dk. 2. Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark. 3. Department of Endocrinology and Nephrology, Nordsjællands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark. 4. Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this work was to assess the effect of spontaneous nocturnal hypoglycaemia on quality of life and mood during subsequent days in type 1 diabetes. METHODS: A total of 153 people with type 1 diabetes participated in 6 days of blinded continuous glucose monitoring while documenting hypoglycaemic symptoms, quality of life and mood, daily. Hypoglycaemia was defined by interstitial glucose ≤3.9 mmol/l (IG3.9) and ≤ 3.0 mmol/l (IG3.0) for ≥15 min and was classified as asymptomatic if no hypoglycaemic symptoms were reported. RESULTS: Self-estimated quality of life assessed by the EQ-5D VAS (but not by the WHO Well-Being Index) was higher the day after asymptomatic (but not after symptomatic) hypoglycaemic nights, as compared with non-hypoglycaemic nights (IG3.9, p = 0.021; IG3.0, p = 0.048). The effect increased with lower glucose nadir and longer duration of nocturnal hypoglycaemia (IG3.9, p = 0.03). The finding was confined to participants with impaired hypoglycaemia awareness. There was no effect of nocturnal hypoglycaemia on mood or self-estimated effectiveness at work the following day. CONCLUSIONS/ INTERPRETATION: Individuals with type 1 diabetes and impaired hypoglycaemia awareness reported higher quality of life on days preceded by nights with asymptomatic (but not symptomatic) hypoglycaemia. The effect was amplified by lower glucose nadir and longer duration of the episodes and may help explain resistance to implementation of interventions to reduce hypoglycaemia in many people with impaired hypoglycaemia awareness.
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this work was to assess the effect of spontaneous nocturnal hypoglycaemia on quality of life and mood during subsequent days in type 1 diabetes. METHODS: A total of 153 people with type 1 diabetes participated in 6 days of blinded continuous glucose monitoring while documenting hypoglycaemic symptoms, quality of life and mood, daily. Hypoglycaemia was defined by interstitial glucose ≤3.9 mmol/l (IG3.9) and ≤ 3.0 mmol/l (IG3.0) for ≥15 min and was classified as asymptomatic if no hypoglycaemic symptoms were reported. RESULTS: Self-estimated quality of life assessed by the EQ-5D VAS (but not by the WHO Well-Being Index) was higher the day after asymptomatic (but not after symptomatic) hypoglycaemic nights, as compared with non-hypoglycaemic nights (IG3.9, p = 0.021; IG3.0, p = 0.048). The effect increased with lower glucose nadir and longer duration of nocturnal hypoglycaemia (IG3.9, p = 0.03). The finding was confined to participants with impaired hypoglycaemia awareness. There was no effect of nocturnal hypoglycaemia on mood or self-estimated effectiveness at work the following day. CONCLUSIONS/ INTERPRETATION: Individuals with type 1 diabetes and impaired hypoglycaemia awareness reported higher quality of life on days preceded by nights with asymptomatic (but not symptomatic) hypoglycaemia. The effect was amplified by lower glucose nadir and longer duration of the episodes and may help explain resistance to implementation of interventions to reduce hypoglycaemia in many people with impaired hypoglycaemia awareness.
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Keywords:
Hypoglycaemia; Hypoglycaemia awareness; Impaired awareness; Quality of life; Type 1 diabetes
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