Paediatric Hypoglycaemia
A comprehensive guide for parents and carers on how to identify, treat and avoid hypoglycaemia in children.
Classification: SHP (Specialist Health Professional)
Advice requires detailed explanation from a Dietitian or other specialist Health Professional with appropriate nutritional knowledge, to enable correct understanding and implementation.
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To support people (parents, guardians and children) prevent, identify and treat hypoglycaemia.
Parents, guardians and children will understand:
- what hypoglycaemia is
- what causes hypoglycaemia
- how to identify and treat mild and severe hypoglycaemia
- how to identify and treat nocturnal hypoglycaemia
- when to raise concerns with their diabetes team.
International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Clinical Guidelines, 2022
- Chapter 2: Stages of T1DM in children and adolescents
- Chapter 6: Diabetes Eduction in children and adolescents
- Chapter 10: Nutritional management
- Chaper 12: Assessment and management of hypoglycaemia
- Chapter 14: Exercise
- Chapter 8: Glycaemic target and glucose monitoring