Abstract: Objective: To investigate the glucose levels after treatment of mild-to-moderate hypoglycemia in hospitalized diabetic patients and to analyze the related factors of glucose levels. Methods: Totally 88 hospitalized diabetic patients who met the inclusion criteria were surveyed retrospectively. The clinical characteristics and the blood glucose (BG) levels at different time after initial treatment were collected, and the related factors were also analyzed. Results: In the total 186 hypoglycemic events, the incidence of BG<3.0 mmol/L at the time of occurrence, BG>3.9 mmol/L, BG>5.6 mmol/L and BG≤3.9 mmol/L after 15 minutes, 1 hour and 1-2 hour of the treatment were 17.2%, 73.7%, 64.5%, 9.7%, and 7.1% respectively. The main related factors of the hypoglycemic effect included the time of hypoglycemia, the BG level at the time of occurrence, and whether insulin is used. Conclusion: Dietary guidance on mild–to-moderate hypoglycemia with hospitalized diabetic is insufficient. More attention should be paid for the related factors of blood glucose levels after treatment, included the time of hypoglycemia, the level of blood glucose at the time of occurrence, and whether the insulin is used.

Key words: hypoglycemia; diabetes mellitus; blood glucose; carbohydrate