Managing Diabetes in Correctional Facilities
- Linda L. Edwards, RN, MHS, CDE
Abstract
In Brief Managing diabetes in correctional facilities brings challenges unique to the setting in addition to those encountered in community practice. Although national standards of care have been available to guide medical care of diabetes for many years, efforts to adapt these guidelines to the needs of correctional facilities are relatively new. This article focuses on the challenges of implementing clinical practice recommendations for diabetes in the corrections environment.
Footnotes
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Linda L. Edwards, RN, MHS, CDE, is the diabetes education coordinator at Kaiser Permanente in Colorado and a court-ordered consultant to the Colorado Department of Corrections.
- American Diabetes Association
