You can ask to see the hospital’s policies for managing hypos or hyperglycaemia. The approach for how these will be managed should be discussed and agreed with you in your care plan.
- You should be able to access your own treatments to manage a hypo. If this is not possible, the appropriate hospital staff should be able to provide you with suitable and timely treatments.
- If you do experience hyperglycaemia and are not able to adjust your own medication, the appropriate hospital staff should be able to provide timely treatment to stabilise your blood glucose levels.
- Following an episode of hypo or hyperglycaemia, ongoing monitoring will be required to make sure your blood glucose levels return to normal.