TABLE 1

The frequency of hypoglycemic events

	Median number of events (%-iles)/4 weeks/patient
	Control	Pre-islet transplant
From record sheets
n	100	23
Glucose values 2.5–2.9 mmol/l	2 (1.0–4.0)	3 (2–5)
Glucose values <2.5 mmol/l	1 (0.0–3.0)	2 (1–5)*
Severe hypoglycemic reactions	0 (0–0)	1 (0–2)†

	Median number of events (%-iles)/month/patient
	Control	Pre-islet transplant
From questionnaire
n	100	48
Number of reactions (glucose values <3 mmol/l)	4 (1.0–8.0)	13 (6.5–20.8)†
Hypoglycemic reactions for which outside help was provided	0 (0–0)	1 (0.0–2.8)†