Minority Diabetes Reports, Minority Diabetes Reports
Saturday, July 5th, 2014
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism: June 12, 2014 Abstract Context: Metformin is considered first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, little is known about its effects in African American individuals. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess whether metformin’s effect on glycemic control differs by race-ethnicity Design: Electronic health records were […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Monday, June 9th, 2014
American Journal of Public Health Feb 25, 2014 Pyone Cho, Linda S. Geiss, and Nilka Rios Burrows are with the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Diana L. Roberts is with Alaska Area Native Health Service, Indian Health Service (IHS), […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Monday, June 9th, 2014
Nearly 1 million Latinas aren’t aware that they are at risk of developing diabetes. Many will likely not get the preventive or other care they need because they won’t visit a physician or medical clinic, where they could take a simple screening test for the disease. To help prevent the spread of diabetes, the Food […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Monday, May 5th, 2014
Diabetes Care: April 10, 2014 OBJECTIVE To compare a peer leader (PL) versus a community health worker (CHW) telephone outreach intervention in sustaining improvements in HbA1cover 12 months after a 6-month diabetes self-management education (DSME) program. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS One hundred and sixteen Latino adults with type 2 diabetes were recruited from a federally qualified health center […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Monday, May 5th, 2014
Diabetes Care: April 4, 2014 OBJECTIVE We compared South Asians with four other race/ethnic groups in the U.S. to determine whether sociodemographic, lifestyle, or metabolic factors could explain the higher diabetes prevalence, and whether insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction occurred at younger ages and/or lower adiposity levels compared with other groups. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Cross-sectional analysis of […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Monday, May 5th, 2014
The Diabetes Educator: April 2, 2014 Purpose The purposes of this review were to identify the needs and concerns of family caregivers of persons with type 2 diabetes and to develop recommendations for future research on family caregivers of American Indians with type 2 diabetes. Searching the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, Ovid, and PubMed, […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
Diabetes Care: April 2014 OBJECTIVE Diabetes is associated with left ventricular (LV) diastolic and systolic dysfunction. South Asians may be at particular risk of developing LV dysfunction owing to a high prevalence of diabetes. We investigated the role of diabetes and hyperglycemia in LV dysfunction in a community-based cohort of older South Asians and white Europeans. RESEARCH […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
The Diabetes Educator: March 31, 2014 Purpose The purpose of this study was to refine and expand a culturally tailored individual-level diabetes self-management intervention to a family-level intervention. Methods Using community-based participatory research principles, Mexican American adults (n = 12) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and family members (n = 12) in the United States–Mexico border region […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
The Diabetes Educator: March 31, 201 Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of the social environment, including family and community relationships, on diabetes-related dietary change behaviors in a low-income, predominantly African American community with limited access to healthy foods. Methods Study methods included interviews and focus groups with adults with diabetes and family […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
FDA: 3/25/14 You inherit more than your eye and hair color from your family. You can also inherit a predisposition for diabetes, a disease that disproportionally affects racial and ethnic minorities. The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is building relationships with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and other […]
