Diabetes

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Healthier Lifestyles Should be Priority

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, September 20, 2004, p. B1
Argues that the September 2004 announcement increasing funding to Aboriginal health care must be accompanied by healthy diets and exercise.
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High Frequency of Pre-Existing Type 2 Diabetes in a Series of Pregnant Women Referred for “Gestational Diabetes” in a Large Canadian Indigenous Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen L. Toth
Kristin-Lee Keith
Randy Littlechild
Joy Myskiw
Kari Menen ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 40, no. 6, December 2016, pp. 487-489
Cohort consisted of 62 women referred to a diabetes education and treatment centre from 2010 to 2015.
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High Rate of Diabetes For First Nations Girls

Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 8, August 2012, p. 8
Looks at a study that shows diabetes prevalence tripling between 1980 to 2005 in First Nations youth. Article located by scrolling to page 8.
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High Rates of the Metabolic Syndrome in a First Nations Community in Western Canada: Prevalence and Determinants in Adults and Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharndeep Norry Kaler
Kelli Ralph-Campbell
Sheri Pohar

Malcolm King
Rose Laboucan
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 5, 2006, pp. 389-402
Looks at a study that screened 60% of a First Nation in Alberta for diabetes, prediabetes, cardiovascular risk, and metabolic syndrome and found high rates of obesity, pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome for participants over 18.
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HNF-1α G319S, A Transactivation-Deficient Mutant, is Associated with Altered Dynamics of Diabetes Onset in an Oji-Cree Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara L. Triggs-Raine
Robert D. Kirkpatrick
Sherrie L. Kelly
Lisa D. Norquay
Peter A. Cattini ... et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of Amer, vol. 99, no. 7, April 2, 2002, pp. 4614-4619
Discussion of mutations that affect the onset of type 2 diabetes.
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Hypertension in Adult American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara V. Howard
Elisa T. Lee
Jeunliang L. Yeh
Oscar Go
Richard R. Fabsitz
Richard B. Devereux
Thomas K. Welty
Hypertension, vol. 28, no. 2, 1996, pp. 256-264
Hypertension rates were similar to those of other Americans in spite of higher rates of diabetes and obesity.
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Impact of a Diabetes Prevention Program On Body Size, Physical Activity, and Diet Among Kanien'keha':ka (Mohawk) Children 6 to 11 Years Old: 8-Year Results From the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gilles Paradis
Lucie Lévesque
Ann C. Macaulay
Margaret Cargo
Alex McComber
et al.
Pediatrics, vol. 115, no. 2, February 2005, pp. 333-339
Results showed positive effects on skinfold thickness, but not on body mass index (BMI), physical activity or diet over the study period.
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The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus Among the Métis of Western Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon G. Bruce
Ethnicity & Health, vol. 5, no. 1, February 2000, pp. 47-57
Discusses how individuals, with diabetes, reported activity limitations at work, home and in leisure activities.This same group were also at greater risk for suffering heart disease.
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Impact of Diabetes on Employment and Income in Manitoba, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allen Kraut
Randy Walld
Robert Tate
Cam Mustard.
Diabetes Care, vol. 24, no. 1, January 2001, pp. 64-68
Study shows that diabetics with complications earn only 85% of non-diabetic incomes and are twice as likely to be out of the labour force when compared to the general population while the disease has less influence on rates of employment for Aboriginals.
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Impact of Periodic Follow-Up Testing among Urban American Indian Women with Impaired Fasting Glucose

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peg Allen
Janice L. Thompson
Carla J. Herman
Clifford Qualls
Deborah L. Helitzer
et al.
Preventing Chronic Disease, vol. 5, no. 3, July 2008, p. article A76
Presents an intervention study of 200 non-diabetic American Indian women and the benefits reported from dietary change and glucose monitoring.
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The Impact of the Environment and Culture on Health of Native Peoples

Alternate Title
[Environmental Health in Eco-connection]
[Patterns of Health and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 06
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jennie Joe
Webcast of a presentation from Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium regarding the connection between health and the environment. Duration: 23:47.
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The Importance of Older Maternal Age and Other Birth-Related Factors as Predictors for Diabetes in Offspring: Particular Implications for First Nations Women?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roland F. Dyck
Paul J. Cascagnette
Helena Klomp
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 34, no. 1, 2010, pp. 41-49
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.
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Improvements in Indicators of Diabetes-related Health Status Among First Nations Individuals Enrolled in a Community-driven Diabetes Complications Mobile Screening Program in Alberta, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard T. Oster
Sandra Shade
David Strong
Ellen L. Toth
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 410-414
Study looks at First Nations individuals with diabetes living on-reserve in Alberta, between 2001 and 2007, and notes improvements in their health status.
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Improving Health Outcomes: The Role of Food in Addressing Chronic Diseases

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; May 2012
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-177]
Documents & Presentations
Looks at the food-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Also assesses how industry, governments, and consumers, are managing dietary risks, and proposes actions that could lead to improvements.
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Improving the Management of Chronic Conditions of Indigenous Australians through Indigenous Research

Alternate Title
National Rural Health Conference ; 9th, 2007
Standing Up for Rural Health: Learning from the Past - Action for the Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glenn Giles
Merridy Malin
Peter Harvey
Looks at a project to have Aboriginal Health Services and Aboriginal patients work together in the management of long-term illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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In-Hospital Mortality, Length of Stay, and Discharge Disposition in a Cohort of Rural and Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John M. Clements
Stephanie J. Rhynard
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 3, 2018, pp. 78-91
Study uses data from the 2012 National Inpatient Sample to identify disparities between the two groups in terms of alcohol abuse, depression, diabetes, and post-traumatic stress related health concerns.
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In Vivo Anti-Diabetic Activity of the Ethanolic Crude Extract of Sorbus decora C.K. Schneid. (Rosacea): A Medical Plant Used by Canadian James Bay Cree Nations to Treat Symptoms Related to Diabetes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rose Vianna
Antoine Brault
Louis C. Martineau
Rejean Couture
John T. Arnason
et al.
Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2011, 2011, p. Article 237941
Confirms the antidiabetic potential of Sorbus decora in in vivo models of insulin resistance and diabetes
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Incidence and Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in the First Nation Community of Kahnawá:ke, Quebec, Canada, 1986-2003

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ojistoh Kahnawahere Horn
Heather Jacobs-Whyte
Amy Ing
Amanda Bruegl
Gilles Paradis
et al.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 438-443
Presents a study of diabetes in Kahnawá:ke and compares the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes between Aboriginal and general Canadian populations.
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Incidence of Lower-Extremity Amputation in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helaine E. Resnick
Elizabeth A. Carter
Jay M. Sosenko
Susan J. Henly
Richard R. Fabsitz
Frederick K. Ness
Thomas K. Welty
Elisa T. Lee
Barbara V. Howard
Diabetes Care, vol. 27, no. 8, August 2004, pp. 1885-1891
Study of 1,974 individuals with diabetes over eight years found that the incidence of lower extremity amputation (LEA) is 4.4%.
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Incident Diabetes, Hypertension and Dyslipidemia in a Manitoba First Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie D. Riediger
Virginia Lukianchuk
Sharon G. Bruce
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27712
Comments on the high incidence levels in young people and need for additional public health and primary care efforts to address this issue.
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The Increasing Burden of Diabetes in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Muhammad Mamdani
Janet E. Hux
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 28, no. 2, June 2004, pp. 112-113
Discusses Aboriginal populations who are at greater risk in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Increasing Incidence and Prevalence of Diabetes among the Status Aboriginal Population in Urban and Rural Alberta, 1995-2006

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey A. Johnson
Stephanie U. Vermeulen
Ellen L. Toth
Brenda R. Hemmelgarn
Kelli Ralph-Campbell
et al.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 100, no. 3, May/June 2009, pp. 231-236
Presents a study that compares trends in diabetes prevalence and incidence among Aboriginal men and women living in urban and rural areas of Alberta.
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Increasing Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among American Indians in Montana

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie S. Oser
Todd S. Harwell
Carol Strasheim
Crystelle Fogle
Lynda L. Blades
Terry D. Dennis
Elizabeth A
Johnson
Dorothy Gohdes
Steven D. Helgerson
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 28, no. 3, April 2005, pp. 295-297
Reports a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Montana and sites that the risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity, have increased significantly over a 5-year period.
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