Screening for glucose intolerance and development of a lifestyle education programme for prevention of type 2 diabetes in a population with intellectual disabilities: the STOP Diabetes research project

• Main Authors: Alison J Dunkley (Author), Freya Tyrer (Author), Rebecca Spong (Author), Laura J Gray (Author), Mike Gillett (Author), Yvonne Doherty (Author), Lorraine Martin-Stacey (Author), Naina Patel (Author), Thomas Yates (Author), Sabyasachi Bhaumik (Author), Thomas Chalk (Author), Yogini Chudasama (Author), Chloe Thomas (Author), Susannah Sadler (Author), Sally-Ann Cooper (Author), Satheesh K Gangadharan (Author), Melanie J Davies (Author), Kamlesh Khunti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is believed to be higher among people with intellectual disability (ID) than in the general population. However, research on prevalence and prevention in this population is limited. Objectives: The obje...