Executive summary: Position document: Evaluation and management of hypoglycemia in the patient with diabetes mellitus 2020. Diabetes Mellitus Working Group of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition

Reyes-Garcia, Rebeca; Mezquita-Raya, Pedro; Moreno-Perez, Oscar; Munoz-Torres, Manuel; Merino-Torres, Juan Francisco; Pardo, Rosa Marquez; Jodar-Gimeno, Esteban; San Martin, Javier Escalada; Gargallo-Fernandez, Manuel; Soto-Gonzalez, Alfonso; de Villar, No

Publicación: ENDOCRINOLOGIA DIABETES Y NUTRICION
2021
VL / 68 - BP / 270 - EP / 276
abstract
Objective: To provide practical recommendations for the evaluation and management of hypo-glycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus. Participants: Members of the Diabetes Mellitus Working Group of the Spanish Society of Endo-crinology and Nutrition (SEEN). Methods: The recommendations were made based on the Grading of Recommendations, Assess-ment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system to establish both the strength of the recommendations and the level of evidence. A systematic search was made in MEDLINE (Pub -Med) for the available evidence on each subject, and articles written in English and Spanish with an inclusion date up to 28 February 2020 were reviewed. This executive summary takes account of the evidence incorporated since 2013. Conclusions: The document establishes practical evidence-based recommendations regarding the evaluation and management of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus. (C) 2020 SEEN y SED. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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