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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
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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.

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Standards of Care in Diabetes

American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes | 2026