It is increasingly recognised that hypoglycaemia carries risk to individuals with all forms of diabetes. Research has shown high rate of mortality in those with type 2 diabetes following an episode of severe hypoglycaemia and a previous pilot trial conducted in the UK suggested that this could be improved by a structured nurse led intervention aimed at modifying glycemic therapy to avoid hypoglycaemia, instigating regular blood glucose monitoring and providing education to participants on common triggers for hypoglycaemia and how to avoid them.~In this trial, the investigators will randomise individuals with type 2 diabetes who have suffered an episode of severe hypoglycaemia requiring emergency service call out to two arms. One arm will receive standard of care/treatment as usual and the other will receive a structured nurse led intervention as well as the use of a flash glucose monitoring system, Freestyle libre.~Active participation in the trial for both arms will be a total of twelve months (with the main intervention months 0-6.) Participants electronic records will be analysed for death and unscheduled healthcare contacts for a total of two years after recruitment.~The primary outcome measure is mortality between groups. Secondary outcomes include the use of estimated HbA1c (a variable produced by the freestyle libre device) compared to laboratory HbA1c, quality of life measures, effects on glycemic control and the number of unscheduled healthcare contacts.
This study aims to investigate the utility of a combination of structured nurse led intervention and the use of Freestyle libre in adults with type 2 diabetes who have suffered an episode of severe hypoglycaemia in terms of mortality, unscheduled healthcare contacts and quality of life.