Diabetic Hypoglycemia is an open access online journal [[1]] published three times per year. It is issued by ESP Bioscience and publishes review articles on all aspects of hypoglycemia in diabetes including: basic science, molecular genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical aspects of hypoglycemia prevention, diagnosis and management.

The aim of the journal is to assist in the advance of research into diabetic hypoglycemia and its clinical management, through information sharing, topical review, and expert discussion of all aspects of this condition.

The journal was founded in 2008, with the support of an unrestricted educational grant from Novo Nordisk A/S. [[2]].

Editorial board

The journal content is commissioned and created by an independent Board of experts in hypoglycemia research and in clinical practice.

The current Board members are:

Brian M Frier, MD FRCPE (Edinburgh, UK)

Simon Heller, BA MB BChir DM FRCP (Sheffield, UK)

Rory J McCrimmon, MBChB MD FRCP (Yale, USA)

Christopher M Ryan, PhD (Pittsburgh, USA)

Journal content

Access to the full journal content requires free on-line registration which provides registered users with access to both the current, and all past editions of the journal.

The journal comprises a broad spectrum of articles [[3]].

Regular journal contents include:

Editorial – One of the editorial board members discusses issues surrounding a current diabetic hypoglycemia topic

Hypo survey question – An interactive multiple-choice question and answer, usually on a topic that is complementary to the editorial. Readers are given a choice of answers, and answer selection allows them to see a survey of responses by other readers. This section also includes a commentary by the author

Discussion forum – Further discussion of the survey question and the journal content (or any other related topic) can be made via this forum

Feature article – An in-depth review article relating to the clinical management of diabetic hypoglycemia

Congress reporter – An expert round-up of abstracts from a recent major congress or meeting, with review and commentary by a member of the Editorial Board

Research round-up – An expert round-up of recent publications relating to diabetic hypoglycemia, with review and commentary by members of the Editorial Board

Clinical case study – A case review, discussing issues relating to the management of a patient with symptoms of hypoglycemia

In profile – An in-depth interview with a leading expert in diabetes management

Treatment review – An expert, topical review on a particular area of diabetes and diabetic hypoglycemia treatment, with commentary by a member of the Editorial Board

Webwatch – A review of a relevant diabetes/hypoglycemia website.

On-line publishers

Diabetic Hypoglycemia is published by ESP Bioscience, a leading builder of online medical communities, in association with its academic partners.

Permissions and advertising

As with most open access on-line journals, single copies of any article can be downloaded, for personal reference and research purposes. Larger numbers of reprints require copyright permission, which can be obtained from the editorial office. Diabetic hypoglycemia provides a media pack for advertizers that can be downloaded from the relevant section of the website.

Further information

Diabetic hypoglycemia has been mentioned on a number of websites including Medical News Today [[4]], [[5]], [[6]], [[7]] and NewsRx [[8]].

Other diabetes journals

British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease [[9]]

Canadian Journal of Diabetes [[10]]

Clinical Diabetes [[11]]

Diabetes [[12]]

Diabetes Care [[13]]

Diabetes and its complications [[14]]

Diabetes & Metabolism [[15]]

Journal of Endocrinology [[16]]

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology [[17]]

Other relevant journals can be found at: [[18]]