All people with diabetes should receive high quality care, no matter where they live. People with diabetes in prisons can find it difficult to manage their diabetes due to a lack of specialist healthcare professional input, care planning and case management, and self-monitoring facilities.
Use the following resources to improve care for people with diabetes in prison settings.
Resources for people in prison
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Essential reading
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Diabetes behind bars: considerations for managing diabetes within the prison setting and after release, Diabetes on the Net website (2015) (free, login required)
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Diabetes management within the prison setting, Diabetes on the Net website (2014) (free, login required)
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A captive audience: tackling diabetes and obesity in the prison setting, Diabetes on the Net website (2013) (free, login required)
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Break down these walls: diabetes care and management in a prison environment (2014)
