Editorial

Electroencephalography, cognition and hypoglycemia

Anthony L McCall, MD PhD FACP

Diabetic Hypoglycemia January 2012, Volume 4, Issue 3: page 1-2

This Editorial by Professor Anthony L McCall highlights the key points in this issue's Feature Article, describing the use of electroencephalography and event-related potential to evaluate the effects of severe and recurrent hypoglycemia upon the brain.

Feature Article

The interrelationships between electroencephalography, cognition and recurrent severe hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes

Lars Hyllienmark & Tom Brismar

Diabetic Hypoglycemia January 2012, Volume 4, Issue 3: page 3-8

Lars Hyllienmark and Tom Brismar review the evidence for the interrelationships between the diagnosis of diabetes, recurrent episodes of severe hypoglycemia, and neural integrity, as measured by surface scalp electrodes while the participant is resting (electroencephalography), experiencing sensory stimuli (auditory or visual evoked potentials), or responding to cognitive stimuli (event-related potentials).

Clinical Case Study

Hypoglycemia precipitating prolonged QT interval and myocardial ischemia in a patient with coronary heart disease and renal failure

Jane Foster, Paul A Baillie & W David Strain

Diabetic Hypoglycemia January 2012, Volume 4, Issue 3: page 9-11

A 75-year-old lady with end-stage diabetic renal nephropathy and ischemic heart disease was admitted to hospital as a medical emergency, having been noted to be in a toxic confusional state during routine renal hemodialysis.

In Profile

In Profile - Tim Jones, MD FRACP

Emily Chu and Nicole Meinel of the Diabetic Hypoglycemia Editorial Team

Diabetic Hypoglycemia January 2012, Volume 4, Issue 3: page 12-16

In this issue of Diabetic Hypoglycemia, we interview Dr Tim Jones, Head of Department, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, and Clinical Professor at the Institute for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, and holds an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship.

Diabetes Treatment Review

Meals and hypoglycemia in people with diabetes

Emily Chu and Nicole Meinel of the Diabetic Hypoglycemia Editorial Team

Diabetic Hypoglycemia January 2012, Volume 4, Issue 3: page 17-20

This issue’s treatment review focuses on recent publications on meals, postprandial glucose target values, and hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes.

News Article

News Article - severe hypoglycemia and brain development, artificial pancreas, and continuous glucose monitoring

Emily Chu, Nicole Meinel and Martin Gilmour of the Diabetic Hypoglycemia Editorial Team

Diabetic Hypoglycemia January 2012, Volume 4, Issue 3: page 21-22

In this issue’s News Article, recently published papers on severe hypoglycemia (SH) and brain development, as well as abstracts on artificial pancreas and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) from the 37th annual meeting of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), held in Miami Beach, FL, USA in October 2011, are discussed.

Webwatch

Webwatch - the Glycosmedia website

Emily Chu of the Diabetic Hypoglycemia Editorial Team

Diabetic Hypoglycemia January 2012, Volume 4, Issue 3: page 23

In each issue of Diabetic Hypoglycemia, we review a website that contains information on diabetes. In this issue we review the Glycosmedia website.