Diabetes Management in Detention Facilities: A Statement of the American Diabetes Association.

Journal: Diabetes care

Volume: 47

Issue: 4

Year of Publication: 2024

Affiliated Institutions:  Lang Center for Research and Education at New York Hospital Queens, Queens, NY. American Diabetes Association, Arlington, VA. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO. John H. Stroger, Jr., Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Correctional Nutrition Consultants, Mentor, OH. Nutrition Education Resources, Inc., Frances Place, LA. Immigration Health Service Corps, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC. First Samurai Consulting, LLC, Great Falls, VA. SEICHE Center for Health and Justice, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY. Law Office of Aaron J. Fischer, Berkeley, CA. Center for Public Health & Human Rights, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Rockville, MD. Ropes & Gray, New York, NY.

Abstract summary 

This statement provides guidance for diabetes care in detention facilities. It focuses on areas where the processes for delivery of care to people with diabetes in detention facilities may differ from those in the community, and key points are made at the end of each section. Areas of emphasis, which inform multiple aspects discussed in this statement, include 1) timely identification or diagnosis of diabetes treatment needs and continuity of care (at reception/intake, during transfers, and upon discharge), 2) nutrition and physical activity, 3) timely access to diabetes management tools (insulin, blood glucose monitoring, tracking data, current diabetes management technologies, etc.), and 4) treatment of the whole person with diabetes (self-management education, mental health support, monitoring and addressing long-term complications, specialty care, etc.).

Authors & Co-authors:  Lorber ElSayed Bannuru Shah Puisis Crandall Fech-Baughman Wakeen Dantone Hunter-Buskey Moritsugu Wang Desimone Weinstock Fischer Sherman Eber Shefelman

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Authors :  18
Identifiers
Doi : 10.2337/dci24-0015
SSN : 1935-5548
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Humans
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United States