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Common health conditions
Some health conditions are common for people with intellectual disability.
Some examples are
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Heart and lung problems
We have information about some common health conditions.
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Some health conditions are more common in our community.
This can be because of:
- lifestyle, like getting less exercise than you need
- genes people were born with
- other things in peoples' lives that affect their health, like if they are lonely.
These health conditions include:
A health condition where the body has trouble controlling amount of sugar in the blood.
- problems with heart health and lung health
- problems with swallowing and eating well
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Epilepsy is a condition that affects the brain and can cause a person to have seizures. A seizure happens when there is a sudden burst of electrical activity in the brain. Seizures can affect a person's movement, awareness, feelings, or behaviour.
On this page you can find information about common health conditions.