Endocrine Abstracts

Background: People with intellectual disability (ID) are living longer and more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes (T2D). It is recognised in many westernised countries that better self-management of T2D can improve the persons’ health and quality of life: one such programme is DESMOND. However, such programmes have not been adapted for adults with ID.Objective: This poster focuses upon adapting DESMOND. There were two objectives, firstly, to explore...

Background: Between 1–2% of the population have an intellectual disability (ID), within this group the rate of diabetes is approximately 12%: three times higher than the non-disabled population. Although pharmacological therapy is frequently prescribed for this population, there is a lack of evidence underpinning these interventions. Likewise, there is a paucity of evidence regarding the different behavioural self-management programmes for people with ID.<p class="abs...