Table 4 Recognized causes among patients with one or more hypoglycaemic episodes (N = 261)
Cause | Hypoglycaemia (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | Moderate | Severe | Total | |
Sudden change in diet | 45.9 | 51.3 | 46.7 | 46.7 |
Unaccustomed exercise | 17.9 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 15.7 |
Native food | 15.9 | 23.1 | 13.3 | 16.9 |
Excess medicine | 13.0 | 23.1 | 20.0 | 14.9 |
Acute illness | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
Chronic illness | 2.9 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
Other cause | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
No cause identified | 17.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 16.3 |