Adjusted Diabetes Education for people with Type 2 Diabetes and a Learning Disability

Bespoke structured education programme for people with learning disabilities who have recently been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

The aim of the course is to support people with a learning disability to

1. Understand the nature of Type 2 diabetes; causes and consequences 2. Understand the importance of effective self-care to via effective engagement with medical support, healthy eating, and exercise 3. To understand the importance of good mental health and an effective support system to sustain long term diabetes management