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Fig. 2

From: Type 2 diabetes patients’ views on prevention of hypoglycaemia – a mixed methods study investigating self-management issues and self-identified causes of hypoglycaemia

Fig. 2

Percentage of participants reporting specific causes for their hypoglycaemia among 83 participants who had at least one hypoglycaemic event in the past. 1 - Physical activity (work/exercise); 2 - Not enough food consumed (forgotten/skipped/too small portion/late meal); 3 - Deviations from routine; 4 - Emotional burden (stress/grief/cognitive overload); 5 - Impaired hypoglycaemia awareness; 6 - No carbohydrates/sugar available to treat low blood glucose; 7 - Highly fluctuating glucose levels/poorly controlled glucose; 8 - Accidental medication overuse (e.g. injecting insulin twice or injecting more units); 9 - Hard to prevent when at work; 10 - Fat food; 11 - Lack of knowledge on how to adjust medication; 12 - Prescribed a too high dosage of sulfonylureas or insulin

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