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This chapter provides an overview of the management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes for people with an intellectual disability. Current guidelines on good practice, reasonable adjustments in relation to intellectual disability and a focus on the role of self-management are dealt with. The supporting role that families, carers and health and social care professionals can play in supporting lifestyle changes is also discussed.

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  1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia

    Lisa C. Whitehead

  2. Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Henrietta T. Trip

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Whitehead, L.C., Trip, H.T. (2019). Diabetes. In: Matson, J.L. (eds) Handbook of Intellectual Disabilities. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20843-1_55

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