...Emma Hodgson; Lisa Robson; Joanna Harrison; Alison Jayne Doherty Purpose People with a learning disability are at a higher risk of developing diabetes than the general population. For them, and for those that care for them, a diagnosis of diabetes is associated with challenges. This paper aims...

...Brianne Redquest; Yona Lunsky Purpose There has been an increase in research exploring the area of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and diabetes. Despite being described as instrumental to diabetes care for people with IDD, the role and experiences of family carers...

...Andrew Maine; Michael Brown; Maria Truesdale Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the extant literature on diabetes in people with learning disabilities (LD) and discuss implications for policy, practice and research. Design/methodology/approach The key findings...