Table 6.

Glycemic profile

Groups	China N = 499, %	ROW N = 9098, %
DKA in last 6 months	16.2	17.5
Frequent symptomatic hypoglycemiaa	49.0	57.5
Frequent unexpected hypoglycemiab	11.2	19.6
Hospitalized for hypoglycemia in last 6 months	6.4	8.4
Frequent hyperglycemiac	58.1	46.0
Glucose variabilityd	33.2	35.1

^a‘Frequent symptomatic hypoglycemia’ is defined as the occurrence of ≥ 1 symptom of low sugar (e.g., palpitations, tiredness, sweating, strong hunger, dizziness, tremor) and a confirmed blood glucose meter reading ≤ 60 mg/dl (3.3 mM/l) occurring ≥ 1 times weekly

^b‘Frequent unexpected hypoglycemia’ is defined as hypoglycemia occurring ≥ 1 times weekly in the absence of a definable precipitating event such as a change in medication, diet or activity

^c‘Frequent hyperglycemia’ is defined as blood glucose values > 250 mg/dl [13.9 mM/l] occurring ≥ 1 1 times weekly

^d‘Glycemic variability’ is the presence of blood glucose oscillations from < 60 mg/dl (3.3 mM/l) to > 250 mg/dl (13.9 mM/l) at least three times a week in an unpredictable and unexplained fashion and evidence of such a pattern for at least the previous 6 months. It should be noted that these glucose values were obtained by episodic BGM and not by CGM technology