Cohort study: After an episode of severe hypoglycemia in older adults with diabetes, sulfonylurea or insulin treatment deintensification occurred in fewer than 50% of episodes.

Deintensification of Treatment With Sulfonylurea and Insulin After Severe Hypoglycemia Among Older Adults With Diabetes – JAMA Network Open

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Less than half of older adults with diabetes seen in the ED or hospitalized for hypoglycemia had high-risk medications (sulfonylureas or insulin) deintensified in the following 100 days, although deintensification rates may be increasing over time. https://t.co/X0TAbUxcIh

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) November 2, 2021