The "A to Z" of Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Culturally Diverse Populations

Frontiers in Endocrinology
A Enrique Caballero

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes affects racial/ethnic minorities at an alarming rate in the US and in many countries around the world. The quality of health care provided to these groups is often suboptimal, resulting in worse patient-related outcomes when compared to those in mainstream populations. Understanding the complex biological elements that influence the development and course of the disease in high-risk populations is extremely important but often insufficient to implement effective prevention and treatment plans. Multiple factors must be addressed in routine diabetes clinical care. This paper discusses various key factors, organized in alphabetical order. These are acculturation, biology, clinician's cultural awareness, depression and diabetes-specific emotional distress, educational level, fears, group integration, health literacy, intimacy and sexual dysfunction, judging, knowledge of the disease, language, medication adherence, nutritional preferences, other forms of medicine (alternative), perception of body image, quality of life, religion and faith, socio-economic status, technology, unconscious bias, vulnerable groups, asking why?, exercise, "you are in charge" and zip it! Considering these factors in the development of type...Continue Reading

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Jul 13, 2019·Endocrine Practice : Official Journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists·A Enrique Caballero
Sep 18, 2020·Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities·Antonio MirandaCynthia Warren
Apr 4, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Jesús Funuyet-SalasManuel Romero-Gómez

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