Individuals With Disabilities Who Have Diabetes: Do We Have Targeted Interventions?

Intellect Dev Disabil. 2016 Apr;54(2):106-11. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-54.2.106.

Abstract

According to 2010 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. It is assumed that various diabetes interventions are available to help individuals manage this chronic disease, but that is not the case. The literature is scant regarding interventions focused on people with disabilities who have diabetes. The purpose of this article is to review interventions specifically focused on people with disabilities who have diabetes and to discuss the effect of these interventions on this population.

Keywords: diabetes; disabilities; disabilities and diabetes; disabilities and diabetes interventions; interventions.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / trends
  • Chronic Disease
  • Databases, Factual
  • Developmental Disabilities / diagnosis
  • Developmental Disabilities / epidemiology*
  • Developmental Disabilities / therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus / diagnosis
  • Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology*
  • Diabetes Mellitus / therapy
  • Early Medical Intervention / methods*
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / diagnosis
  • Intellectual Disability / epidemiology*
  • Intellectual Disability / therapy
  • United States / epidemiology