TY - JOUR T1 - Cognitive impairment is a major risk factor for serious hypoglycaemia; public health intervention is warranted JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med DO - 10.1136/eb-2013-101525 SP - ebmed-2013-101525 AU - Denise G Feil AU - Leonard M Pogach Y1 - 2013/11/06 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2013/11/06/eb-2013-101525.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Yaffe K, Falvey CM, Hamilton N, et al. Association between hypoglycemia and dementia in a biracial cohort of older adults with diabetes mellitus. JAMA Intern Med 2013;173:1300–6.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Severe hypoglycaemia in persons with diabetes mellitus (DM) has received recognition as a major public health problem in recent years.1 Recently the US Department of Health and Human Services proposed a National Action Plan2 for hypoglycaemic safety that emphasises known risk factors for severe hypoglycaemia, including cognitive impairment (CogI) and dementia (D). Yaffe and colleagues add to the epidemiological evidence defining this at-risk population. The authors used a 12-year longitudinal population-based study of 783 older, multiracial, multiethnic adults with DM to evaluate whether CogI or D increases the risk of developing a severe hypoglycaemic event and whether prior hypoglycaemia … ER -