Hypoglycaemia

Module 2: Hypoglycaemia in older people

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Hello. My name’s Brian Frier. I’m Honorary Professor of Diabetes at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. I’m going to focus on a particularly important topic today and that is hypoglycaemia, with an emphasis on the elderly – or perhaps I should say the older patient.

The physiological effects of hypoglycaemia change with age and for older people with diabetes the associated risks can be significantly more severe. This module examines the particular experience of hypoglycaemia for older people.

This module includes self-marked assessments, such as knowledge checks and/or case studies, as well as a marked final assessment, which you can attempt up to five times. To complete the module, you must review all chapters, pass the final assessment (80% pass mark), and fill in our feedback form.