DORSET County Hospital is backing a campaign to raise awareness of hypoglycaemia, a potentially dangerous complication of diabetes.
The Talk Hypos initiative is being launched as part of Hypo Awareness Week from Monday, September 29. The aim is to encourage patients and their health teams to discuss hypoglycaemia, also known as hypos.
Director of health intelligence at Diabetes UK Simon O’Neill said: “Many people with diabetes may be missing the warning signs of hypos. Ensuring that both patients and healthcare professionals know how to recognise and treat hypos, and are actively discussing them in consultation, means that we are better able to reduce the number and severity of incidences.
“This is an important message both inside and outside of hospital.”
By backing the campaign, Dorset County Hospital will be promoting key patient education material, which will include waiting room posters and leaflets.
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