Table 1.

Baseline Demographics for Patients without Diabetes Mellitus Who Required Emergency Medical Services for Hypoglycemia in Olmsted County 2003–2009 (n = 131)

Age (standard deviation), years	51 (19)
Females (%)	71 (54)
Patients with single hypoglycemic call (%)	121 (92)
Patients with repeated hypoglycemic calls (%)    Beta-blockers use    Comorbidities    Insulinoma	(8) 2 1 3
CLD (%)	7 (5)
ESRD (%)	11 (8)
Adrenal insufficiency (%)	2 (1.5)
Drugs predisposing to hypoglycemia    Beta blockers (%)    Pentamidine (%)	34 (26) 1 (1)
Plasma blood level (mg/dl) at the time of ambulance arrival	52 (IQR 41–61)
Revival    Intravenous dextrose (%)    Intravenous dextrose + glucagon (%)    Oral glucose (%)    Oral glucose + glucagon (%)	122 (93.1) 6 (4.6) 1 (0.8) 2 (1.5)