# Hypos long term effects? **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Tags:** hypoglycemia, hypos\ **Created:** [May 27, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hypos-long-term-effects/7572 "2019-05-27T17:22:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hypos-long-term-effects/7572/7 "2019-05-28T18:46:32Z")
We have had some long and spirited discussions about this topic. If my memory serves me, I think the answer is mixed. i.e. there is some published studies which have shown hypoglycemia to be a problem in older diabetics, and some inconclusive information about younger diabetics. Here is one of the threads. > [@The Risks of Hypoglycemia](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-risks-of-hypoglycemia/5221): > > Given how long the glycemic variability thread has become, and given that we’re sort of skirting around a topic that keeps coming up, I thought it would be good to create a new thread on the risks of hypoglycemia. I’m going to look through the literature later on today and pull what I’ve read about how to balance those risks with the risks of hyperglycemia. I’ve been mulling this one for a while actually, ever since I got back from diabetes camp and listened to a talk from one of the leading res… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hypos-long-term-effects/7572)._