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Type 2 diabetes: living a healthier life
- Authors:
- SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Speakup Self Advocacy
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Rotherham
Having diabetes means that your body produces too little or no insulin. If you have type 2 diabetes (also known as non-insulin dependent diabetes), your body produces some insulin, but less than you need. The insulin you do produce does not work properly. Whether you have had type 2 diabetes for some time, or if you are newly diagnosed, this section gives advice on how to eat healthily, manage the medication you may have to take and generally avoid the long term complications associated with having diabetes Your family and friends will also find this website useful, in particular the sections regarding hypoglycaemia (often referred to as 'hypo' or 'diabetic coma'), when your blood sugars may fall dangerously low and hyperglycaemia, when the opposite happens and your blood sugars rise too high. Having diabetes does not mean that you cannot live a normal life, but it does mean that you have to be more aware of your health now and how it will affect areas of your life such as working or travelling.
Spirituality and the lives of people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SWINTON John
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 7(4), October 2002, pp.29-35.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on a project to explore some significant aspects of the 'forgotten dimension' of spirituality and to illustrate that available research evidence and the experiences of people with learning disabilities suggest it is an aspect of life which should be taken seriously. Offers some insights to enable service providers to begin to understand and incorporate spirituality into lives of people with learning disabilities.
Down Syndrome and health care: a guide for professionals, carers and families on the health needs of adults with Down Syndrome
- Authors:
- PRASHER Vee, SMITH Beryl
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 154p.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
This book deals with both the minor and more serious health issues for people with Down syndrome, their possible causes and how they can be managed. Personal and social issues are covered, as well as specific medical issues, a medical checklist and further sources of information.
Promoting healthy lifestyles for people with learning disabilities: a survey of provider organisations
- Author:
- TURNER Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 24(4), 1996, pp.138-144.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Gives the results of a postal survey of UK provider organisations which investigated the nature and organisation of healthy lifestyle initiatives currently being offered to people with learning disabilities. Seventy percent of social services or social work departments in England, Scotland and Wales were represented in the survey.
Older adults with developmental disabilities: optimizing choice and change
- Authors:
- SUTTON Evelyn, et al
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 368p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Examines the present and future situation of older people with learning difficulties in an American context. In 4 sections: health and medical issues; lifestyles and transitions; community living options; and service trends.
Factors affecting access to daily oral and dental care among adults with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- CHADWICK Darren, CHAPMAN Melanie, DAVIES Gill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(3), 2018, pp.379-394.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background/Purpose: Accessing oral health care can be more difficult for adults with intellectual disabilities with reports of poorer levels of oral health. This investigation identifies factors influencing engagement in day‐to‐day oral and dental health care for adults with intellectual disabilities. Method: A survey, containing questions about facilitators and barriers to maintaining oral health and hygiene, was completed with adults with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers (N = 372). Results: Data were analysed using thematic network analysis. Two global themes were identified; “Personal and lifestyle influences,” mentioned more often as barriers to oral care, included physical, sensory, cognitive, behavioural and affective factors and “social and environmental factors,” mentioned more as facilitators, included caregiver support, equipment and adaptations used and oral hygiene routine. Conclusions: Numerous individual, social and environmental factors influence oral care. A coordinated organisational response is advocated involving collaboration between dental and intellectual disability services and training for caregivers and people with intellectual disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)
Learning disability and dementia: a training guide for staff
- Authors:
- KERR Diane, WILSON Claire
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 103p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This guide is intended for direct care staff who are caring for adults with a learning disability and dementia. Some of these people will be over sixty five but some, mainly with Down's Syndrome will be in their fifties. Staff may be working in a variety of settings where there may have been an emphasis on self determination and independence.
Meeting the health needs of people who have a learning disability
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Jeanette, PICKERING Sharon
- Publisher:
- Bailliere Tindall
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 347p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The notion of addressing the poor health and promoting good health for people who have a learning disability is relatively new. Concepts such as normalisation and integration of people into the local community and providing an inclusive rather than exclusive ethos for care, have led to the policy that people with learning difficulties have the right to be treated with the same respect as every one else. This includes their right to live long and healthylives.