The effects of a leaflet-based intervention, 'Hypos can strike twice', on recurrent hypoglycaemic attendances by ambulance services: A non-randomised stepped wedge study.
Vanessa BotanGraham R LawDespina LaparidouElise RowanMurray D SmithColin RidyardAmanda BrewsterRobert SpaightKeith SpurrPauline MountainSally DunmoreJune JamesLeon RobertsKamlesh Khunti F MedSciAloysius Niroshan SiriwardenaPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2021)
The 'Hypos can strike twice' intervention had a positive effect on reducing numbers of repeat attendances for hypoglycaemia and in achieving the care bundle. The study supports the use of information booklets by ambulance clinicians to prevent future attendances for recurrent hypoglycaemic events.