Editorial
Brain injury from hypoglycemia – how best to measure
Professor Anthony L McCall of the Editorial Board
Diabetic Hypoglycemia Oct 2010, Volume 3, Issue 2: page 1-2
This article by Professor McCall highlights key points in this issue's Feature Article, descibing the particular vulnerability of the developing brain to hypoglycemia and how best to measure brain injury from hypoglycemia.
Feature Article
Imaging hypoglycemia’s effects on the human brain
Ana Maria Arbelaez MD & Tamara Hershey PhD
Diabetic Hypoglycemia Oct 2010, Volume 3, Issue 2: page 3-9
In this issue's Feature Article, Dr Ana Arbelaez and Dr Tamara Hershey discuss the effects of hypoglycemia on brain structure and function and how neuroimaging tools can be used to measure these effects over the short, intermediate and long-term.
Congress Reporter
Congress Reporter - protection against severe hypoglycemia-induced brain damage, continuous blood glucose monitoring in older adults, clinical islet transplantation, and hypoglycemia awareness in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Nicole Meinel of the Diabetic Hypoglycemia Editorial Team
Diabetic Hypoglycemia Oct 2010, Volume 3, Issue 2: page 10-13
This issue of Diabetic Hypoglycemia includes highlights from the 70th annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
Research Round Up
Research Round Up - hypoglycemia data from The Fremantle Diabetes Study, effects of hypoglycemia on the brain and neurocognitive function, and continuous blood glucose monitoring
Nicole Meinel of the Diabetic Hypoglycemia Editorial Team
Diabetic Hypoglycemia Oct 2010, Volume 3, Issue 2: page 14-17
This research round up covers new publications in the field of diabetic hypoglycemia including: hypoglycemia data from The Fremantle Diabetes Study in type 2 diabetes, the effects of hypoglycemia on the brain and on neurocognitive function, and the use of continuous blood glucose monitoring to detect hypoglycemia.
Clinical Case Study
Diabetic hypoglycemia: a case of different capillary blood glucose readings from two identical glucose meters
Dr. Alex J Graveling MRCP, Department of Diabetes, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Diabetic Hypoglycemia Oct 2010, Volume 3, Issue 2: page 18-19
This issue's case study details a case where two blood glucose meters of the same model and manufacturer gave significantly different readings.
In Profile
In Profile - Professor Christopher Ryan, PhD
Nicole Meinel of the Diabetic Hypoglycemia Editorial Team
Diabetic Hypoglycemia Oct 2010, Volume 3, Issue 2: page 20-22
In this issue of Diabetic Hypoglycemia, we interview Professor Christopher Ryan who holds the posts of Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiactric Institute and Clinic, Professor of Health and Community Systems at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Diabetes Treatment Review
Hypoglycemia management in critically ill patients
Nicole Meinel of the Diabetic Hypoglycemia Editorial Team
Diabetic Hypoglycemia Oct 2010, Volume 3, Issue 2: page 23-27
This Treatment Review describes recent studies on methods used to measure and monitor blood glucose levels and on assessments of the risk factors associated with hypoglycemia and mortality in critically ill patients.
Webwatch
Webwatch - International Diabetes Federation
Nicole Meinel of the Diabetic Hypoglycemia Editorial Team
Diabetic Hypoglycemia Oct 2010, Volume 3, Issue 2: page 28
In each issue of Diabetic Hypoglycemia, we review a website that contains information on diabetes. In this issue, we review the website of the International Diabetes Federation (http://www.idf.org).