The Impact of Hypoglycemia on Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Author:

Agrawal Siddarth,Makuch SebastianORCID,Dróżdż MateuszORCID,Dudzik Tomasz,Domański IgorORCID,Poręba Rafał,Mazur Grzegorz

Abstract

The increasing mortality and morbidity in patients with diabetes mellitus constitute a severe public health problem. The condition is recognized as a cause of impaired quality of life, high costs, and diminished productivity. In this study, we performed a cross-sectional analysis among 300 Polish participants with type 1 and type 2 diabetes to determine and classify risk factors associated with increased incidences of hypoglycemia. Including an open-access knowledge about the correlations between diabetes rates and human’s lifestyle, we confirm that the frequency of smoking and drinking alcohol, low BMI, inappropriate diet, low physical activity, lack of vaccination against influenza and pneumococci, and co-existence of other comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases, thyroid diseases, hyperlipidemia, retinopathy, and asthma elevate the risk of hypoglycemia. Furthermore, hypoglycemic patients were more often malnourished, depressed, irritated, and exposed to stress. In sum, the analysis of the interaction between diabetes and sociodemographic, environmental, or other disease-related risk factors provides strategies to optimize glycemic control and reduce the incidence of hypoglycemia. Furthermore, we believe our findings may constitute a basis for promoting health by adjusting available and implementing new preventive services reducing hypoglycemic episodes in diabetic patients.

Funder

Wroclaw Medical University

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Medicine

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