Break down these walls: diabetes care and management in a prison environment

摘要

Diabetes affects many people within a multitude of environments. Prison is one such environment, and currently the care and management of prisoners with a diagnosis of diabetes is very variable and needs to be reviewed in order to enable gold standards of care within this patient group. This paper highlights the strengths and weaknesses of current diabetes care in this population, and identifies recommendations for current clinical practices regarding the care and management of prisoners with a diabetes diagnosis. This paper is related to the UK, but it could be anticipated that some of the issues and the potential care recommendations could arise and be applied worldwide.