Table 2.

Self-Reported Reasons^* for Hypoglycemia among 468 Older Patients on Insulin or Sulfonylureas

Self-reported reason	N	Weighted percentage†
Skipped a meal, did not eat enough or waited too long to eat	365	77.5%
Did more physical activity than usual	157	34.2%
Was sick or had an infection	47	10.3%
Changed my dose of insulin or other diabetes medication	28	7.2%
Made a mistake with my insulin (wrong type, dose or timing of insulin)	31	5.3%
Other	12	2.2%
Started a new diabetes medication (pills or shots)	12	1.9%
Drank too much alcohol	6	1.4%
Took too many diabetes pills by mistake	3	0.8%
Don’t know	35	7.9%

^*Question: “If you have ever had low blood sugar, was it because of any of the following reasons (check all that apply)?”

^†Weights account for both the age-stratified random sampling design as well as survey non-response