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Fear of hypoglycemia—An underestimated problem

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Fear of hypoglycemia (FOH) is a phenomenon that affects people with diabetes experiencing hypoglycemia. On the one hand, FOH is an adaptive mechanism that helps to protect patients from hypoglycemia… Click to show full abstract

Fear of hypoglycemia (FOH) is a phenomenon that affects people with diabetes experiencing hypoglycemia. On the one hand, FOH is an adaptive mechanism that helps to protect patients from hypoglycemia and its consequences. On the other hand, the non‐normative level of FOH causes anxiety and tension, disturbs normal functioning, and makes normoglycemia maintenance difficult.

Keywords: fear hypoglycemia; foh; hypoglycemia underestimated; hypoglycemia; underestimated problem

Journal Title: Brain and Behavior
Year Published: 2022

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