Evaluation of Low Blood Sugar Events in Participants With Diabetes (MK-0431-401)

Naturalistic Evaluation of Hypoglycemic Events in Diabetic Subjects (NEEDS Study)

This is a multi-center, observational, retrospective and cross-sectional study to be conducted in a cohort of consecutively selected participants with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) who have been treated with sulphonylurea (SU) monotherapy or SU + metformin (MF) combination therapy by their cardiologist, nephrologist, neurologist, or family practice doctor for at least 6 months prior to Study Enrollment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants diagnosed with Type 2 DM.
• Participants at least 30 years of age at time of Type 2 DM diagnosis.
• Participants treated with SU monotherapy or SU + MF combination therapy for at least 6 months prior to enrollment.
• Participants receiving diabetes care from a cardiologist, nephrologist, neurologist, or family practice doctor for at least 6 months.
• Participants with a clinical record in the health care center.
• Participants in whose medical records a minimum core data set can be found; core data defined as: age, gender, duration of diabetes/age at diagnosis, all glucose-lowering medications (branded and generic names, dosage, dosing frequency, starting and stopping dates) since the start of all antihyperglycemic medications.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with Type 1 DM.
• Participants who are pregnant or with gestational DM.
• Participants receiving any anti-diabetic treatment from an endocrinologist/diabetologist in the previous 6 months.
• Participants requiring daily concomitant usage of insulin.
• Participants receiving any oral diabetes medications other than SU or SU + MF.
• Participants who are already participating in a clinical trial or other clinical study.
• Participants for whom it would be impossible to complete the questionnaire.