Hypo Awareness Week 2022

 

EDEN supports Hypo Awareness Week 2022

As part of Hypo Awareness Week, we have a selection of healthcare professional resources available for you to access.

Hypo Awareness Week 2022 will take place across the UK and Ireland, raising awareness of low blood glucose levels in a national drive to improve staff knowledge and care, and enhance care for people living with diabetes.

 

Personal and Professional Perspectives on Hypos

EDEN Education and Research Associates, Vicki Alabraba and James Ridgeway discuss personal and professional perspectives on hypos

Click the image opposite to watch the full video, or dip into specific areas by clicking on the links below:

 

New Hypoglycaemia online series of mini-modules

Free access for Hypo Awareness Week to our new Hypoglycaemia online series of mini-modules to support you to:  

  • Understand the definition and physiology of hypoglycaemia

  • Understand the risk of hypoglycaemia and how to reduce this risk

  • Describe the signs and symptoms of a hypo

  • Recognise the appropriate treatment for a hypo

  • Understand the importance of follow-up treatment and review following a hypo

  • Advice on driving regulations and hypoglycaemia

 

Infographic

Download our ‘Helping hand with hypos’ infographic

Please click the opposite image to download yours.

Link here for more EDEN infographics.

 

The Real Hypo Feeling

How do hypos affect you?

We caught up with the Diabetes Chat community on Twitter who shared with us their hypo experiences. Discussing how hypos affect them:

  • Sixty to Zero

  • Fear of experiencing a hypo

  • Severe outcomes

Play the video opposite.