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01-07-2006 | Letter
Comment to: Hoi-Hansen T, Pedersen-Bjergaard U, Thorsteinsson B (2005) The Somogyi phenomenon revisited using continuous glucose monitoring in daily life. Diabetologia 48:2437–2438
Authors:
I. Iseda, P. E. Lins, U. Adamson, M. Kollind
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Diabetologia
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Issue 7/2006
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Excerpt
To the Editor:Using a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS), Hoi-Hansen and coworkers [
1] recently rejected the existence of the Somogyi phenomenon, having analysed valid glucose data obtained in a large group of type 1 diabetic patients, representing 594 nights. We believe this is an important paper since, in our experience, health care professionals frequently believe that the Somogyi phenomenon exists. Because it remains an important issue, we investigated this concept further. …