Table 5.

Glycemic profile of pediatric respondents to the questionnaire according to age group

Glycemic profile	Age group
	Group 1 (0–6 years; n = 85) (%)	Group 2 (7–13 years; n = 423) (%)	Group 3 (14–18 years; n = 390) (%)
DKA in last 6 months	10.4	11.0	12.4
Frequent symptomatic hypoglycemiaa	72.6	69.3	54.8
Frequent unexpected hypoglycemiab	48.1	23.8	24.1
Hospitalized for hypoglycemia in last 6 months	8.1	6.1	6.2
Frequent hyperglycemiac	48.1	56.5	68.5
Glucose variabilityd	61.0	45.9	52.5

DKA Diabetic ketoacidosis

^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 one or more times weekly

^b‘Frequent unexpected hypoglycemia’ is defined as hypoglycemia occurring one or more 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 of > 250 mg/dL (13.9 mM/L) occurring one or more 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