Is the more hypoglycemic drugs people with type 2 diabetes use, the more likely they are to develop "hypoglycemia"?

Hypoglycemia is one of the main acute complications of diabetes, and hypoglycemic events can lead to brain damage, mental alterations, and even life-threatening

While many studies have reported trends in the incidence of hypoglycemia in people with diabetes, there has been little research on Asian populations

The researchers performed multiple cross-sectional analyses

The results found that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes continued to increase

Trends in the number of people with type 2 diabetes receiving antidiabetic drugs

Risk of severe hypoglycemia by category of antidiabetic drugs in 2015

Overall, the nationwide cohort study of South Koreans showed that from 2006 to 2010, the number of people with type 2 diabetes who were hospitalized or rushed to the department for hypoglycemia increased, and then declined until 2015

In addition, the study also found that women had a higher risk of developing hypoglycemia compared to men, which is consistent with previous studies, which may be a result of a higher risk of

Although previous studies have stated that a combination of specific classes of drugs (sulfonylureas, insulin, TZD, or α-GI) has been shown to increase the risk of

References: Lee SE, Kim KA, Son KJ, Song SO, Park KH, Park SH, Nam JY.