If you are a doctor or other health professional, these practical materials can help you deepen your understanding of hypoglycaemia and assess risk in individual patients. You are welcome to use them as teaching aids.
Slides and Infographics
Hypoglycaemia Management and Prevention: Educating patients with diabetes and their caregivers
International Hypoglycaemia Study Group (IHSG)
2019
- An educational slide deck developed by the IHSG
- Reviews hypoglycaemia risk factors, challenges for management, and the impact on caregivers
- Provides an overview of prevention and treatment of hypoglycaemia
- Uses patient cases to illustrate management challenges
- Can be downloaded and used as a teaching resource
How high is your patient’s risk for severe hypoglycaemia?
International Hypoglycaemia Study Group (IHSG)
2018
- A one-page risk assessment tool developed by the IHSG
- Divides risk levels into low, moderate and high
- Offers treatment recommendations for each risk range
- Provides risk-reduction strategies
Hypoglycaemia in diabetes: Why it matters and what to do about it
International Hypoglycaemia Study Group (IHSG)
2016
- An educational slide deck developed by the IHSG
- Reviews classification, prevalence, impact, risk factors, risk reduction, treatment
- Uses a patient case to illustrate common management challenges
- Includes interactive questions
- Can be downloaded and used as a teaching tool
Symposia
Hypoglycaemia: a problem with many faces
EASD Symposium
2018
- Presentation from the IHSG symposium at the EASD in Berlin, Germany on 3 October.
Hypoglycaemia: a practical approach to a global problem
IDF Symposium
2017
- Presentation from the IHSG symposium at the IDF in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 7 December.
Diabetic Hypoglycaemia: New Thinking, New Tools
EASD Symposium
2017
- Presentation from the IHSG symposium at the EASD in Lisbon, Portugal on 14 September.
Diabetic Hypoglycemia: Questions and Controversies
International Hypoglycaemia Study Group (IHSG)
2016
- The IHSG symposium presentation from the 9th World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and its Complications in Atlanta, USA
Hypoglycemia Expert Meeting slides
International Hypoglycaemia Study Group (IHSG)
2015
- Presentation from the IHSG event at the 2015 IDF World Diabetes Congress in Vancouver, Canada
Current Developments in Diabetic Hypoglycemia
International Hypoglycaemia Study Group (IHSG)
2014
- Slides presented by the IHSG at a symposium at the 50th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Vienna, Austria