Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the extant literature on diabetes in people with learning disabilities (LD) and discuss implications for policy, practice and research. Design/methodology/approach: The key findings are extracted from qualitative and quantitative studies and recent systematic literature reviews. These findings are discussed in the areas of prevalence, treatments and implications. Findings: The complex health needs of people with LDs who are diagnosed or at risk of developing diabetes are gaining wider recognition, and recent studies have begun to implement and evaluate potential solutions. Further analysis and alignment between services is required. Originality/value: Following a dearth of studies on diabetes in people with LD, the past decade has seen a sudden upsurge in large and diverse set of studies. This paper provides an overview on the extent of this study.

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糖尿病和学习障碍者：政策、实践和教育问题

目的：本文的目的是概述有关学习障碍 (LD) 患者糖尿病的现有文献，并讨论对政策、实践和研究的影响。设计/方法/方法：主要发现来自定性和定量研究以及最近的系统文献综述。这些发现在流行率、治疗和影响方面进行了讨论。结果：被诊断出或有患糖尿病风险的 LD 患者的复杂健康需求正在获得更广泛的认可，最近的研究已经开始实施和评估潜在的解决方案。需要进一步分析和调整服务。原创性/价值：由于缺乏对 LD 患者糖尿病的研究，在过去的十年里，大量多样的研究突然激增。本文概述了这项研究的范围。