Fasting-Evoked En Route Hypoglycemia in Diabetes (FEEHD): An Overlooked Form of Hypoglycemia in Clinical Practice
Objective. Many patients with diabetes opt to fast for lab tests, especially for lipid profiles, thus missing breakfast. In parallel, recent studies and international guidelines have indicated that routine fasting for lipid panels may not be necessary. Missing breakfast while fasting for lab tests m...
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| author | Saleh Aldasouqi Samia Mora Gaurav Bhalla Naveen Kakumanu William Corser George Abela Mohammad Dlewati Kathleen Estrada Abdul Almounajed Tarek Tabbaa Jamal Hammoud Cathy Newkirk |
| author_facet | Saleh Aldasouqi Samia Mora Gaurav Bhalla Naveen Kakumanu William Corser George Abela Mohammad Dlewati Kathleen Estrada Abdul Almounajed Tarek Tabbaa Jamal Hammoud Cathy Newkirk |
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| description | Objective. Many patients with diabetes opt to fast for lab tests, especially for lipid profiles, thus missing breakfast. In parallel, recent studies and international guidelines have indicated that routine fasting for lipid panels may not be necessary. Missing breakfast while fasting for lab tests may invoke hypoglycemia, if patients are not properly instructed about adjusting diabetes medications on the night before or on the day of the lab test. Our group described this form of hypoglycemia and introduced the term FEEHD to refer to it (fasting-evoked en route hypoglycemia in diabetes). In a recently published small study, we reported a rate of occurrence of FEEHD of 27.1%. The objective of this study was to evaluate the rate of occurrence of FEEHD in another clinic. Methods. Patients with diabetes were asked to complete a simple, 2-page survey inquiring about hypoglycemic events while fasting for labs in the preceding 12 months. Results. A total of 525 patients completed the surveys out of 572 patients invited (91.8% response rate). A total of 363 patients with complete data were analyzed, with a mean age of 60.6 (SD 12.5) years. A total of 62 (17.1%) patients reported having experienced one or more FEEHD events in the prior 12 months. Of the 269 patients who were at higher risk of FEEHD (on insulin secretagogues or on insulin), 59 (21.9%) reported having experienced FEEHD. Only 33 of FEEHD patients (53%) recalled having contacted their provider regarding the events and only 22 (35%) indicated having received some sort of FEEHD prevention instructions. Conclusion. Our study shows a significant rate of occurrence of FEEHD in the real world (a clinical practice). FEEHD is especially dangerous, as patients often commute (drive) to and from the laboratory facility (potential risk of traffic accidents). Given study limitations, further studies are needed to assess prevalence of FEEHD in other settings and in the general populations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-33ed39bb0c8a4f62af589006cf3961dc2025-02-03T06:06:17ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452018-01-01201810.1155/2018/15284371528437Fasting-Evoked En Route Hypoglycemia in Diabetes (FEEHD): An Overlooked Form of Hypoglycemia in Clinical PracticeSaleh Aldasouqi0Samia Mora1Gaurav Bhalla2Naveen Kakumanu3William Corser4George Abela5Mohammad Dlewati6Kathleen Estrada7Abdul Almounajed8Tarek Tabbaa9Jamal Hammoud10Cathy Newkirk11Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, USADivision of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USADivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, USADivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, USACollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, USADivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, USAUniversity of Michigan-Flint, USACollege of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, USAUniversity of Michigan-Flint, USAWayne State University, USACollege of Human Medicine-Flint, Michigan State University, USAMichigan State University Extension-Flint, USAObjective. Many patients with diabetes opt to fast for lab tests, especially for lipid profiles, thus missing breakfast. In parallel, recent studies and international guidelines have indicated that routine fasting for lipid panels may not be necessary. Missing breakfast while fasting for lab tests may invoke hypoglycemia, if patients are not properly instructed about adjusting diabetes medications on the night before or on the day of the lab test. Our group described this form of hypoglycemia and introduced the term FEEHD to refer to it (fasting-evoked en route hypoglycemia in diabetes). In a recently published small study, we reported a rate of occurrence of FEEHD of 27.1%. The objective of this study was to evaluate the rate of occurrence of FEEHD in another clinic. Methods. Patients with diabetes were asked to complete a simple, 2-page survey inquiring about hypoglycemic events while fasting for labs in the preceding 12 months. Results. A total of 525 patients completed the surveys out of 572 patients invited (91.8% response rate). A total of 363 patients with complete data were analyzed, with a mean age of 60.6 (SD 12.5) years. A total of 62 (17.1%) patients reported having experienced one or more FEEHD events in the prior 12 months. Of the 269 patients who were at higher risk of FEEHD (on insulin secretagogues or on insulin), 59 (21.9%) reported having experienced FEEHD. Only 33 of FEEHD patients (53%) recalled having contacted their provider regarding the events and only 22 (35%) indicated having received some sort of FEEHD prevention instructions. Conclusion. Our study shows a significant rate of occurrence of FEEHD in the real world (a clinical practice). FEEHD is especially dangerous, as patients often commute (drive) to and from the laboratory facility (potential risk of traffic accidents). Given study limitations, further studies are needed to assess prevalence of FEEHD in other settings and in the general populations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1528437 |
| spellingShingle | Saleh Aldasouqi Samia Mora Gaurav Bhalla Naveen Kakumanu William Corser George Abela Mohammad Dlewati Kathleen Estrada Abdul Almounajed Tarek Tabbaa Jamal Hammoud Cathy Newkirk Fasting-Evoked En Route Hypoglycemia in Diabetes (FEEHD): An Overlooked Form of Hypoglycemia in Clinical Practice International Journal of Endocrinology |
| title | Fasting-Evoked En Route Hypoglycemia in Diabetes (FEEHD): An Overlooked Form of Hypoglycemia in Clinical Practice |
| title_full | Fasting-Evoked En Route Hypoglycemia in Diabetes (FEEHD): An Overlooked Form of Hypoglycemia in Clinical Practice |
| title_fullStr | Fasting-Evoked En Route Hypoglycemia in Diabetes (FEEHD): An Overlooked Form of Hypoglycemia in Clinical Practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fasting-Evoked En Route Hypoglycemia in Diabetes (FEEHD): An Overlooked Form of Hypoglycemia in Clinical Practice |
| title_short | Fasting-Evoked En Route Hypoglycemia in Diabetes (FEEHD): An Overlooked Form of Hypoglycemia in Clinical Practice |
| title_sort | fasting evoked en route hypoglycemia in diabetes feehd an overlooked form of hypoglycemia in clinical practice |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1528437 |
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