INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine the level of awareness of hypoglycemia, the level of fear for hypoglycemia, and the response to hypoglycemic events among insulin-treated diabetes patients from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The impact of hypoglycemia on the use of healthcare resources and patient productivity was also assessed. METHODS: This was a multicenter, non-interventional, two-part, patient self-reported questionnaire study that comprised both a retrospective cross-sectional evaluation and a prospective observational evaluation. Study participants were insulin-treated adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) from CEE. RESULTS: Most patients (85.4% T1DM and 83.6% T2DM) reported normal hypoglycemia awareness. The median hypoglycemia fear score was 5 out of 10 for T1DM and 4 out of 10 for T2DM patients. Patients increased glucose monitoring, consulted a doctor/nurse, and/or reduced the insulin dose in response to hypoglycemia. As a consequence of hypoglycemia, patients took leave from work/studies or arrived late and/or left early. Hospitalization was required for 31 (1.2%) patients with T1DM and 66 (2.1%) patients with T2DM. CONCLUSION: Hypoglycemia impacts patients' personal and social functioning, reduces productivity, and results in additional costs, both direct (related to increased use of healthcare resources) and indirect (related to absenteeism. FUNDING: Novo Nordisk.

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• diabetes mellitus 2. typu * farmakoterapie   MeSH
• dlouhodobě působící inzulin aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• glukagonu podobný peptid 1 analogy a deriváty   aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• glykovaný hemoglobin analýza   metabolismus   MeSH
• hypoglykemika * aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• inzulin detemir aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• kombinovaná farmakoterapie MeSH
• krevní glukóza analýza   metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• liraglutid aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• metformin terapeutické užití   MeSH
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• lidé MeSH
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• randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH