‘There is more to life than HbA 1c ’: A comprehensive qualitative framework from the Hypo‐ RESOLVE project evidencing the impacts of hypoglycaemia on the quality of life of adults living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Authors' conclusion
A novel HRQoL framework highlights a comprehensive range of impacts of hypoglycaemia on physical, psychological and social functioning of people living with diabetes. These findings offer insights for clinicians, researchers and other interested parties seeking to benefit person-centred outcomes, such as quality of life.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with T1D or T2D who experienced hypoglycaemia, purposively sampled by age, sex and type/duration of diabetes
- Participants
- 31 adults
- Outcome
- Impacts of hypoglycaemia on quality of life
Methodological detailssemi-structured interviews, purposive sampling, Framework Analysis
- Semi-structured interviews
- Purposive sampling
- Framework Analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Overall themes (physical, psychological, social)
- 3
- Subthemes
- 38
- Physical subthemes; most discussed: sleep, physiological symptoms, leisure and exercise, eating and drinking
- 11
- Psychological subthemes; most discussed: awareness; cognitive burden and planning; self management and coping; worry and anxiety; autonomy, independence and control
- 18
- Social subthemes; most discussed: impacts on others, relationship with partner
- 9
Original publication
‘There is more to life than HbA 1c ’: A comprehensive qualitative framework from the Hypo‐ RESOLVE project evidencing the impacts of hypoglycaemia on the quality of life of adults living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Diabet Med. Published 9 February 2026. doi:10.
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