Diabetes in adults with intellectual disability: prevalence and associated demographic, lifestyle, independence and health factors.
Freya TyrerS LingS BhaumikS K GangadharanKamlesh Khunti F MedSciLaura J GrayAlison J DunkleyPublished in: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (2020)
A significant proportion of people with ID are living with diabetes. Diabetes management and prevention strategies should be tailored to individuals' complex needs and include consideration of lifestyle choices. Such strategies may want to focus on adults of South Asian ethnicity and people living in residential homes where prevalence appears to be higher.