Hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia in people with diabetes cause thousands of emergency call outs by ambulance services across the UK every year. They are serious emergencies and can often result in long-term complications. It is essential that local areas work together to integrate care pathways for the management of unscheduled care.
Use the following resources and tools to improve ambulance services and unscheduled care for people with diabetes.
Resources
Ambulance guide to diabetes technology - Diabetes UK and NHS England (PDF 207KB)
Helping paramedics ensure people with diabetes are cared for safely and effectivelyHypoglycaemic referral pathway, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (PDF, 222KB)
A guide for people with diabetes who have had a hypoglycaemic event, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (PDF, 2.9MB)
Shared practice examples
Hypoglycaemia care pathway, Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network website (2015)
Improving integration of care pathways for the management of unscheduled care in hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia, Health Innovation Network South London website (December 2014)
The hypoglycaemia hotline: a pathway initiative implemented in Portsmouth, Diabetes on the Net website (2014) (free, login required)
