Anonymous Question Prison, healthcare and type 2. Advice needed.

[Anonymous Question]

I have been told I will have to serve a prison sentence. I have also been informed that the health care inside is next to nil. I have type 2 and take two types of insulin, have you any advice you can offer please?

 

[AndBreathe]

I have been told I will have to serve a prison sentence. I have also been informed that the health care inside is next to nil. I have type 2 and take two types of insulin, have you any advice you can offer please?

Whilst you may not have any on-hand support for your diabetes, I feel fairly certain medication would be provided. There must be other people, taking long terms medications incarcerated.

This, from Diabetes UK could be helpful to you: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/Advocacy/diabetes-prison-advocacy-pack-0813.pdf

 

[Robinredbreast]

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/Advocacy/diabetes-prison-advocacy-pack-0813.pdf

I hope this is helpful, it's pdf download

 

[Baldpatch]

Prison UK a insiders view is a very informative blog that answered a lot of questions for myself