Novel approach to hypoglycemia surveillance in an international online diabetes social network

Hypoglycemia is a serious sequela of diabetes treatment that is not tracked by current health surveillance efforts despite substantial related morbidity and mortality. We take a novel approach to hypoglycemia surveillance, engaging members of an international online diabetes social network in reporting about this issue as members of a consented, distributed public health research cohort.

Objective

To measure the prevalence of hypoglycemic episodes and associated harms among participants in an international, online diabetes social network.