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Table 2 Frequency and severity of hypoglycemia episodes

From: Health-related quality of life and utility values associated to hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus treated in the Brazilian Public Health System: a multicenter study

Frequency (%)

Hypoglycemiaa

Nocturnal

Severe

N = 214 (96.8%)

N = 150 (68.1%)

N = 77 (34.8%)

Daily

27 (12.6%)

5 (3.3%)

2 (2.6%)

Weekly

104 (48.6%)

53 (35.3%)

18 (23.4%)

Monthly

67 (31.3%)

56 (37.3%)

19 (24.7%)

Once (last 3 months)

16 (7.5%)

36 (24%)

38 (49.3%)

  1. aAny symptomatic hypoglycemia excluding nocturnal or severe episode