Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to (a) help people with diabetes recognise the symptoms of hypoglycaemia and (b) reduce the incidence of hypoglycaemia among those people.

NHS England issued advice in January 2018 to support specialist diabetes staff and primary care staff to effectively manage and support relevant type 1 diabetes patients to avoid and reduce the incidence of hypoglycaemia. The advice can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/blood-glucose-monitoring-systems/

From April 2019 flash glucose monitors will be available on prescription for every patient who qualifies for them, in line with National Health Service clinical guidelines. NHS England has put in place national arrangements for funding of flash glucose monitoring sensors for relevant diabetes patients which includes detailed eligibility criteria.