Defective awakening response to nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Defective awakening response to nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

BACKGROUND: Nocturnal hypoglycemia frequently occurs in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). It can be fatal and is believed to promote the development of the hypoglycemia-unawareness syndrome. Whether hypoglycemia normally provokes awakening from sleep in individuals who do not have diabe...

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Main Authors: Bernd Schultes, Kamila Jauch-Chara, Steffen Gais, Manfred Hallschmid, Eva Reiprich, Werner Kern, Kerstin M Oltmanns, Achim Peters, Horst L Fehm, Jan Born
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1808097?pdf=render

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