A 42-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes presents with hypoglycaemia unawareness and frequent severe hypos. She is struggling to achieve stable glycae...

Question

A 42-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes presents with hypoglycaemia unawareness and frequent severe hypos. She is struggling to achieve stable glycaemic control. What intervention does NICE recommend considering for selected patients with type 1 diabetes who have problematic hypoglycaemia despite optimised therapy?

Accepted Answer

Use of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) pump

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Oral hypoglycaemic agents

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Increasing insulin dose

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Adding a GLP-1 receptor agonist

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Starting continuous glucose monitoring only

NICE Type 1 Diabetes Guideline MCQ (SBA): Type 1 Diabetes