Tools for health care providers & researchers
If you are a doctor, other health professional or researcher, 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.
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Introduction and Methodology
Introduction and Methodology: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Summary of Revisions
Summary of Revisions: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
1. Improving Care and Promoting Health in Populations: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
2. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
3. Prevention or Delay of Diabetes and Associated Comorbidities: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
4. Comprehensive Medical Evaluation and Assessment of Comorbidities: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
5. Facilitating Positive Health Behaviors and Well-being to Improve Health Outcomes: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
6. Glycemic Goals, Hypoglycemia, and Hyperglycemic Crises: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
7. Diabetes Technology: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
8. Obesity and Weight Management for the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes: Standards of Care in Diabetes–2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
9. Pharmacologic Approaches to Glycemic Treatment: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
10. Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
11. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
12. Retinopathy, Neuropathy, and Foot Care: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
13. Older Adults: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
14. Children and Adolescents: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
15. Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
16. Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
17. Diabetes Advocacy: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes*
Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026
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Slides & infographics
Hypoglycaemia and Prevention: Cardiovascular disease and hypoglycaemia
International Hypoglycaemia Study Group (IHSG) 2019
- An educational slide deck developed by the IHSG
- Reviews evidence connecting hypoglycaemia and CV risk
- Reviews the association between hypoglycaemia and CV risk from large CV outcome trials
- Provides an overview of the mechanisms of hypoglycaemia-induced CV risk
- Can be downloaded and used as a teaching resource
Hypoglycaemia and Prevention: Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia
International Hypoglycaemia Study Group (IHSG) 2019
- An educational slide deck developed by the IHSG
- Reviews the pathophysiological impact of hypoglycaemia
- Reviews the impact of impaired awareness on people with diabetes and related impact on caregivers
- Provides an overview of tools to assess impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia
- Reviews strategies to manage impaired awareness
- Can be downloaded and used as a teaching resource
Hypoglycaemia 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 among older people with diabetes
EASD Symposium 2022
- Presentation from the IHSG symposium at the 58th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), in
- Stockholm on 21 September 2022
The clinical impact of hypoglycaemia
EASD Symposium 2020
- Presentation from the IHSG symposium at the 56th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Virtual Congress on 23 September 2020
Diabetic Hypoglycaemia Today: Management and Connections to CVD
ALAD Symposium 2019
- Presentation from the IHSG symposium at the ALAD in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 1 November 2019
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, Net Tools
EASD Symposium 2017
- Presentation from the IHSG symposium at the EASD in Lisbon, Portugal on 14 September.
Diabetic Hypoglycaemia: 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
Hypoglycaemia Expert Meeting
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 Hypoglycaemia
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
* IAH = impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia; IHSG = International Hypoglycaemia Study Group.
Tools for health care providers & researchers
If you are a doctor, other health professional or researcher, 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.

Standards of Care in Diabetes
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes | 2026



