Hypoglycaemia level (ADA Standards of Care 2026) ada2026_hypoglycaemia@1.0
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- Status
- draft — pending clinical and coding review (draft — requires clinical and coding review)
- Condition
- Hypoglycaemia
- Tier
- 1
- Use here
- default set (hypoglycaemia)
- Edition
- Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026 (2026)
- Second source
- International Hypoglycaemia Study Group 2017 · partly agrees: Agrees on level 2 (<3.0 mmol/L, <54 mg/dL) and on level 3 being clinical; disagrees on level 1 at exactly 70 mg/dL ('3.9 mmol/l (70 mg/dl) or less').
- Contested
- yes: 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.
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee, 6. Glycemic Goals, Hypoglycemia, and Hyperglycemic Crises: Standards of Care in Diabetes—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
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026 (2026) · Table 6.4 Classification of hypoglycemia · source
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