Question 60 · LEK · Emergencies and acute complications
A 40-year-old man with type 1 diabetes comes to the office because of more frequent incidents of hypoglycaemia. He decreased the dose of insulin. What might be the cause of hypoglycaemia in this patient?
- A. increased alcohol consumption.
- B. increased physical activity.
- C. decreased calorie intake.
- D. impaired renal function.
- E. all the above.
Hint
Consider everything that lowers insulin requirement or adds glucose-lowering effect: food intake, exercise, alcohol and insulin clearance.
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