Kalra Sanjay, Gupta Yashdeep
Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.
Department of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2017 Apr;67(4):648-649.
This article describes a simple framework to prevent hypoglycaemia. Four strategies of prevention are detailed, which correspond to four levels of prevention (primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary). This framework, given the mnemonic ASAP (As Soon As Possible) includes action to Anticipate and Avoid, and Suspect and Screen hypoglycaemia. It also enjoins us to Act and Assist persons with hypoglycaemia in a timely manner, while working to Prevent and Protect them by using safer glucose lowering drugs and insulins.
本文介绍了一个预防低血糖的简单框架。详细阐述了四种预防策略,它们分别对应四个预防级别(原级、一级、二级和三级)。这个框架,其助记符为ASAP(尽快),包括对低血糖进行预测、避免、怀疑和筛查的行动。它还要求我们及时对低血糖患者采取行动并提供帮助,同时通过使用更安全的降糖药物和胰岛素努力预防和保护他们。