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01-06-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Emergency hospitalizations for severe hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes

Authors: G. Di Cianni, C. Goretti, F. Onetto, C. Lencioni, P. Orsini, C. Sannino, A. Turco, M. Pratesi

Published in: Acta Diabetologica | Issue 3/2013

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Hypoglycaemia remains an important issue in the management of diabetes despite recent advances in diabetes treatment. It is often mild, but, in its more severe forms, can cause seizure, coma and death. Therefore, severe hypoglycaemia could be an important cause of hospitalization [1]. …

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Title: Emergency hospitalizations for severe hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes
Authors: G. Di Cianni
C. Goretti
F. Onetto
C. Lencioni
P. Orsini
C. Sannino
A. Turco
M. Pratesi
Publication date: 01-06-2013
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Acta Diabetologica / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 0940-5429
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5233
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-013-0473-y

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