Dyck, Roland F.

Results based on interview-based surveys and data from 874 individuals from two reserve communities in Saskatchewan.

Study found Aboriginal ancestry and obesity were predictors for gestational diabetes.

Discusses using a System Dynamics model approach to forecast the future growth of diabetes and prediabetes prevalence in order to evaluate intervention policies.

Study shows First Nations children entering residential school had normal body mass index and height and weight for age, providing evidence that the nutritional state in First Nation communities was reasonable at that time.

Descriptive study to determine if obesity and self-reported diabetes rise with increasing geographic accessibility to urban centres.

Investigates the prevalence of diabetes, finding adult females with Saulteaux or Sioux ancestry and living on southern reserves are more likely to run the risk of developing diabetes.

Acculturation and carbohydrate intolerance in Aboriginal peoples researched in a comparative birthweight study.

Findings indicate that because First Nations are younger when first diagnosed, they survive long enough for end-stage renal disease to develop.

Cross sectional survey (2012/13) conducted with Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation and Montreal Lake Cree Nation involved 580 households and 1570 adult participants. Found that residential school attendance and cultural disruption were not predictive of diabetes, while those experiencing the highest level of racism had low prevalence. Authors suggest that the latter finding may be the result of increased interaction with off-reserve society.

Looks at the disparities between First Nations people and other Saskatchewan residents in developing end-state renal disease with diabetes mellitus.

Study probes the epidemiology of diabetes between First Nations and non-First Nations adults in Saskatchewan from 1980 to 2005.

Study found significant association between high birthweight and diabetes.

Shows that an epidemic of diabetic end stage renal disease is the most important nephrological issue facing Indigenous Canadians and threatens to overwhelm the health care systems unless prevention programs are established.

Summarizes several large studies examining use of exercise in preventing non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and describes a project for pregnant Aboriginal women in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Discusses a study on high prevalence rates of obesity, particularly among females, in a Woodland Cree Community, and concludes that intervention programs are needed.

Examines case numbers projections and costs of Diabetes-Related End Stage Renal Disease to identify the resources and interventions required to deal with the disease that disproportionately affects Indigenous peoples.

Results of cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of 874 adults living on two Cree reserves in Saskatchewan conducted from May 2012 to August 2013. Found association between interpersonal discrimination and depression.

Population based study compared diabetes incidence, prevalence and mortality by year, age, and sex between First Nations and non-First Nations children aged 0 to 19.

Examines the association of high and low birth weight factors for diabetes. To do this First Nations diabetes cases with nondiabetic First Nations controls are compared to other Saskatchewan residents diabetes cases with nondiabetic Saskatchewan controls.

Examines the connection with gestational diabetes mellitus and the rise of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Saskatchewan.

Used Saskatchewan Ministry of Health data covering the period between 1980 and 2005. Concluded that First Nations people experience higher long-term risks for both contracting the disease and death, and that primary prevention initiatives were needed to delay onset and reverse trends.

Considers the relationship between type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and tuberculosis (TB) in Saskatchewan women.

Author stresses that to reduce the disease rate, support must be given to measures that promote a healthier lifestyle.