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Diabetes

High incidence of undetected low sensor glucose events among elderly patients with type 2 diabetes more than a decade on after the ACCORD study

Kristy Tiana Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alcey Ang Li Changb Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Pratik Choudharyc Department of Endocrinology, University of Leicester, United KingdomORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7635-4735
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Xiaohui Xind Health Services Research Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4171-753X
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Yong Mong Beea Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5482-2646
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Goh Su Yena Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5044-7415
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Ming Ming Teha Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4300-0302
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Pages 1411-1415 | Received 06 Dec 2021, Accepted 04 Apr 2022, Published online: 02 May 2022

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