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Resources

Resources and collateral that can be used by health and care professionals to facilitate discussions around Diabetes.

Resources

  • What happens at a diabetic eye screening appointment

    Organisation: See Ability
    Type: Resource
    Date published: November 2017
    Description: This easy read guide tells you about what is a diabetes eye screening appointment and what happens

  • A Healthier Me!

    Organisation: Mencap
    Type: Resource Pack
    Date published: August 2021
    Description: Info, Recipes, Meal Planner and Activities for healthier choices

  • Dental care for people with special needs

    Organisation: Oral Health Foundation
    Type: Advisory
    Date published: Regularly updated
    Description: Information from the Oral Health Foundation includes guidance on helping someone with a learning disability to access dental care, oral care for people with a learning disability and information about common procedures. It also has a free and confidential helpline for advice: 01788 539780.

  • Diabetes and your eyes

    Organisation: See Ability
    Type: Resource
    Date published: November 2017
    Description: This is an easy read guide about how to look after your eyes when you have diabetes

  • Diabetes UK - Children and Diabetes

    Organisation: Diabetes UK
    Type: Resource
    Date published: Regularly Updated
    Description: Information for children with diabetes

  • Easy read ABCDE - Advice about diabetes

    Organisation: George Eliot Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    Type: Resource
    Date published: 2013
    Description: This is an easy read document that uses the alphabet to help people think about what they need to do to care for themselves if they have diabetes

  • Easy Read diabetes document - Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities

    Organisation: Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
    Type: Resource
    Date published: Regularly Updated
    Description: This is an easy read document about diabetes, some information in this document includes - what causes diabetes and how does it happen, the main symptoms, how to find out if you have diabetes.

  • Easy Read diabetes health information - Easy Health

    Organisation: Easy Health
    Type: Resource
    Date published:
    Description: This easy read document includes some of this information - why it's important to exercise, the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, who can get diabetes

  • Easy read leaflets - type 2 diabetes

    Organisation: Know Diabetes
    Type: Resource
    Date published: Regularly Updated
    Description: This website includes easy read documents about - who can get type 2 diabetes, what to do to prevent diabetes

  • Health Action Plans to support people with a learning disability

    Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
    Type: Film
    Date published: Oct 2021
    Description: This video is for people with a learning disability on how Health Action Plans can benefit their care.

  • Healthy teeth

    Organisation: Widgit Health
    Type: Resource
    Date published:
    Description: This is an easy read guide to show people how to keep their teeth healthy

  • Improving care for people with diabetes and a learning disability

    Organisation: Diabetes UK, The Health Foundation, University of Leeds
    Type: Resource
    Date published:
    Description: Information graphics on Diabetes

  • Intro to Annual Health Checks for people with a Learning Disability for carers and families

    Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
    Type: Film
    Date published: Oct 2021
    Description: A video for carers and families who care for someone with a learning disability, to assist them on understanding more about annual health checks.

  • Introduction to Annual Health Checks for people with a Learning Disability

    Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
    Type: Film
    Date published: Oct 2021
    Description: This video is for people with a learning disability, to help them understand how an annual health check can help them.

  • Keeping your feet happy

    Organisation: Leeds Community Healthcare
    Type: Resource
    Date published:
    Description: This easy read document about feet advises people on - what kind of footwear to wear and Information about how to keep your feet healthy

  • Making a decision about managing type 1 diabetes

    Organisation: Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, NHS England
    Type: Resource
    Date published: January 2024
    Description: This easy read document has information about type 1 diabetes including - what is type 1 diabetes and what do to if you have type 1 diabetes, Measuring blood sugar, giving yourself insulin

  • NHS Healthier You easy read leaflets

    Organisation: NHS
    Type: Guidance
    Date published:
    Description:

  • Oral Health for people with a learning disability

    Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks/NHS
    Type: Film and guidance
    Date published: October 2021
    Description: This video is for carers of people with a learning disability to assist them manage oral health including discussing smoking, or mouth pain, or changed eating habits.

  • Oral Health for people with a learning disability

    Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
    Type: Film
    Date published: Oct 2021
    Description: People with diabetes have a higher incidence of periodontal disease. This video is for people with a learning disability to assist them manage their oral health.

  • Reasonable adjustments for people with a learning disability

    Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
    Type: Film
    Date published: Oct 2021
    Description: This video is for healthcare professionals working in primary care, to understand more about reasonable adjustments and how they can support people with a learning disability to attend their annual health check.

  • See Me - Andrew's Story

    Organisation: NHS/Mixit Theatre Group
    Type: Film
    Date published: August 2021
    Description: Reasonable Adjustments: Andrew's story is a powerful awareness video, co-produced after a series incident in a hospital, to promote behavioural change around people with a learning disability. It's an important learning resource about reasonable adjustments and not making assumptions about people with a learning disability.

  • Smoking and People with an Intellectual Disability

    Organisation: University of Hertfordshire
    Type: Article/Research
    Date published: Sept 2016
    Description: This article explores what is currently known about people with an intellectual disability who smoke and how best to support smoking cessation in those who wish to quit.

  • Stop Smoking

    Organisation: Macmillan Support
    Type: Easy Read guide
    Date published: August 2009
    Description: An easy read booklet about smoking

  • Supporting people with learning disabilities to manage their diabetes with insulin

    Organisation: Journal of Diabetes Nursing
    Type: Health Education England/National Institute for Health and Care Research | NIHR Article with useful links
    Date published: June 2022
    Description: The article considers how diabetes management with insulin in people with a learning disability can be facilitated and explores areas for further research.

  • Type 1 diabetes - for people with a learning disability

    Organisation: NHS England
    Type: Video
    Date published: 01.12.24
    Description: Across the NHS, local systems and partnerships are working together to find ways to make diabetic screening more accessible for people with a learning disability. Jodie talks about how she manages her Type 1 diabetes and the importance of going for her diabetic checks.

  • Type 1 diabetes education for families

    Organisation: Royal Devon University Health Care
    Type: Resource
    Date published: October 2024
    Description: Type 1 diabetes for education for families

  • Type 2 diabetes Skills for Living course for people with a learning disability and autistic people

    Organisation: NHS England
    Type: Video
    Date published: 19.07.23
    Description: The North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network have worked with partners across the region to develop a six week, reasonably adjusted structured education course for people with a learning disability and autistic people who have a type 2 diabetes diagnosis

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