Hi everyone!
I've been pondering which is the more dangerous condition, severe hypo or severe hyper (DKA) and I can't seem to find any evidence to suggest one or the other.
We all know that high BG causes serious complications over a period of years but those of us on insulin tend to be more scared of the immediate danger of hypos. And yet, I think I've read at least as many reports of insulin-dependents being hospitalised through very high BG and a lack of insulin causing DKA as being hospitalised through serious hypos.
So what is the truth? Which of the two conditions results in more hospitalisations each year and which causes the most deaths? Does anyone have any statistics on this? What are your thoughts? Which condition worries you the most?
Smidge
I've been pondering which is the more dangerous condition, severe hypo or severe hyper (DKA) and I can't seem to find any evidence to suggest one or the other.
We all know that high BG causes serious complications over a period of years but those of us on insulin tend to be more scared of the immediate danger of hypos. And yet, I think I've read at least as many reports of insulin-dependents being hospitalised through very high BG and a lack of insulin causing DKA as being hospitalised through serious hypos.
So what is the truth? Which of the two conditions results in more hospitalisations each year and which causes the most deaths? Does anyone have any statistics on this? What are your thoughts? Which condition worries you the most?
Smidge