Hypoglycaemia level (ADA Standards of Care 2026)
ada2026_hypoglycaemia@1.0Level 1: Glucose <70 mg/dL (<3.9 mmol/L) and ≥54 mg/dL (≥3.0 mmol/L). Level 2: Glucose <54 mg/dL (<3.0 mmol/L). Level 3: A severe event characterized by altered mental and/or physical status requiring assistance for treatment of hypoglycemia
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee, 6. Glycemic Goals, Hypoglycemia, and Hyperglycemic Crises: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026 (2026) · Table 6.4 Classification of hypoglycemia · source
Contested: The International Hypoglycaemia Study Group (2017) sets level 1 at 'a glucose alert value of 3.9 mmol/l (70 mg/dl) or less', i.e. it includes exactly 70 mg/dL; ADA 2026 uses '<70'. CTCAE uses other cut-offs.
Not encoded: Level 3 is clinical: it is reported only when the caller supplies severe_event_requiring_assistance = true; otherwise it is skipped with a note. Whether the glucose came from a meter, CGM or laboratory is not distinguished; CGM duration criteria (for example 15 minutes) are not stated in the opened table and are not encoded.