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Diabetes amongst the Métis Nation of Alberta

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jason R. Randall
Larry Svenson
Dean Eurich
Amy Colquhoun
Marie Varughese ... [et al.]
Reports statistics for occurrence, treatment, complications, prevalence, incidence, and distribution of diabetes-related medications.
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Diabetes and Adverse Outcomes in a First Nations Population: Associations With Healthcare Access, and Socioeconomic and Geographical Factors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia J. Martens
Bruce D. Martin
John D. O’Neil
Melanie MacKinnon
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 31, no. 3, September 2007, pp. 223-232
Comments on the prevalence of diabetes and adverse outcome of amputation among First Nations populations and discusses the ecologic associations with geography, income, and access to healthcare.
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Diabetes and Behavior: American Indian Issues

Alternate Title
American Indian and Alaskan Native Mental Health Research, Monograph No. 1 pp. 94-115
Behavioral Health Issues Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: Explorations on the Frontiers of the Biobehavioral Sciences
[Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health] ; Monograph 1, 1988
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Charles J. Pine
Looks at several factors, including heredity and obesity, that are contributing to the diabetes epidemic.
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Diabetes and First Nations People

Alternate Title
Diabetes in Ontario: An ICES Practice Atlas
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Baiju R. Shah
Sonia Anand
Bernie Zinman
Minh Duong-Hua

Looks at the prevalence and mortality rates of diabetes mellitus in First Nations people in Ontario. 

Chapter 13 from Diabetes in Ontario: an ICES Practice Atlas edited by Janet E. Hux, Gillian L. Booth, Pamela Ml Slaughter and Andreas Laupacis.

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Diabetes and First Nations People in Alberta

Alternate Title
Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2007
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Brenda R. Hemmelgarn
Ellen L. Toth
Malcolm King
Lynden Crowshoe
Kelli Ralph-Campbell
Summarizes, that along with other Canadian provinces, Alberta observes rates of diabetes mellitus incidence among First Nations people to be twice as high as non-First Nations people and treatment and prevention efforts should be directed at younger age groups and women. Chapter nine of: Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2007.
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Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance Among the Inuit Population of Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marit E. Jorgensen
Peter Bjeregaard
Knut Borch-Johnsen
Vibeke Backer
Ulrik Becker
Torben Jorgensen
Gert Mulvad.
Diabetes Care, vol. 25, no. 10, October 2002, pp. 1766-1772
In a study of 917 adults, family history, diet and sedentary lifestyle were found to be contributing factors.
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Diabetes and Related Metabolic Conditions in an

Aboriginal Cree Community of Quebec, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie-Ludivine Chateau-Degat
Daria Pereg
Grace M. Egeland
Evert Nieboer
Yv Bonnier-Viger
et al.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 33, no. 3, September 2009, pp. 156-162
Looks at a study in the First Nations Cree community of Mistissini, Quebec on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome.
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Diabetes and the Status Aboriginal Population in Alberta

Alternate Title
Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Richard T. Oster
Brenda R. Hemmelgarn
Ellen L. Toth
Malcolm King
Lynden Crowshoe ... [et al.]
Compares the incidence and prevalence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes among Status Aboriginals and the general population of Alberta from 1995-2007. Chapter 10 from Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2009
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Diabetes and the Status Aboriginal Population in Alberta

Alternate Title
Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2011
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Richard T. Oster
Brenda R. Hemmelgarn
Ellen L. Toth
Malcolm King
Lynden Crowshoe
Compares the incidence and prevalence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes among Status Indians and the general population of Alberta from 1995-2009. Chapter 11 from Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2011
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Diabetes-Associated Autoantibodies in Aboriginal Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Sellers
George Eisenbarth
T Kue Young
Heather J Dean
The Lancet, vol. 355, no. 9210, April 1, 2000, p. 1156
Incidence of Aboriginal children with type-2 diabetes mellitus, as opposed to type-1 diabetes, is increasing in Canada.
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Diabetes Care and Health Status of First Nations Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes in Alberta

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard T. Oster
Shainoor Virani
David Strong
Sandra Shade
Ellen L. Toth
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 55, no. 4, April 2009, pp. 386-393
Results of study which measured the state of diabetes in forty-three communities concluded that there was a need for community-based screening to deal with control and complications of the condition.
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Diabetes Care in the Dispersed Population of Greenland. A New Model Based on Continued Monitoring, Analysis and Adjustment of Initiatives Taken

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. Suppl. 1, Diabetes in Greenland, January 30, 2020, p. Article 1709257
Article reviews the ongoing effectiveness of a national Diabetes monitoring program implemented in Greenland in 2008. Findings indicate that the program improved diagnosis and care; authors suggest model might be effective for use in other settings with widely distributed populations.
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Diabetes Care in the Dispersed Population of Greenland. A New Model Based on Continued Monitoring, Analysis and Adjustment of Initiatives Taken

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. Suppl. 1, Diabetes in Greenland; Article 1709257, January 30, 2020
Article reviews the ongoing effectiveness of a national Diabetes monitoring program implemented in Greenland in 2008. Findings indicate that the program improved diagnosis and care; authors suggest model might be effective for use in other settings with widely distributed populations.
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Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools

Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
Discusses a program which involves eight tribal colleges that are developing a diabetes-based science curriculum for K-12 students.
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Diabetes Film Series Focuses on Prevention

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 2, June 2002, p. 17

Review of film The Sweetness In Life: A Diabetes Story an award-winning TV series produced by Doug Cuthand, hosted by Monica Goulet and Tasha Hubbard; looks at diabetes awareness, treatment and prevention.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.41.

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Diabetes Health in East Arnhem Land - From the Feet Up

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Turner
Emma Avery
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, January/February 2006, pp. 21-23
Reports on the success of a podiatrist clinic for patients and clinic staff in the Northern Territory, Australia.
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Diabetes in Aboriginal Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Riccardo Baschetti
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 7, April 4, 2000, p. 969
Argues that prevalence of diabetes is due to diet rather than socioeconomic or genetic factors. Response to letter by John Anderson published in vol. 162, no.1.
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Diabetes in Canada's First Nations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William D. Panton
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 164, no. 8, April 17, 2001, pp. 1126-1127
Comments on the fact that prior to World War II there is nothing written to suggest a high incidence of diabetes in the Aboriginal population and suggests that it may be modern food that is responsible. Brief letter in response to article by Kue Young et al. in vol. 163, no.5 suggesting modern food may be responsible for the high incidence of diabetes.
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Diabetes in Indian Territory: Revisiting Kelly M. West's Theory of 1940

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Devon A. Mihesuah
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 4, 2016, pp. 1-21
Argues that there is a lack of evidence to support researcher's claim that the disease rarely occurred before that date, and the repercussions from dietary changes had begun to appear in certain groups before the Civil War.
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Diabetes in Navajo Youth: Prevalence, Incidence, and Clinical Characteristics: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dana Dabelea
Joquetta DeGroat
Carmelita Sorrelman
Marita Glass
Christopher A. Percy
et al.
Diabetes Care, vol. 32, Supplement 2, March 2009, pp. S141-S147
Looks at the prevalence and incidence of diabetes in Navajo youth using data accumulated by the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.
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Diabetes in Relation to Serum Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Chlorinated Pesticides in Adult Native Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neculai Codru
Maria J. Schymura
Serban Negoita
Robert Rej
David O. Carpenter
The Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 115, no. 10, October 2007, pp. 1442-1447
Investigates association between diabetes and serum levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in the adult Mohawk population.
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Diabetes in the Aboriginal Community

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Stephenson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 5, September/October 1993, pp. 25-26
Discusses strategies to address diabetes by working with the community to encourage physical activity and to get nutritious food.
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Diabetes in the Elderly

Alternate Title
Diabetes and Society
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graydon Meneilly
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 13-16
Looks at the high prevalence of diabetes in the elderly, First Nations and East Asians and how interventions are needed to slow down this near epidemic.
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Diabetes in the Métis Nation of Ontario: Lay Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Baiju R. Shah
Karen Cauch-Dudek
C. Fangyun Wu
Statistics on incidence, prevalence, access to and process of care, and complications and other conditions associated with the disease. Data sources: Métis Nation of Ontario's Citizenship Registry, Ontario Health Insurance Plan, Discharge Abstract Database, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System, and Ontario Drug Benefit Program.
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Diabetes In The Torres Strait

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tassie McDonald
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 29-30
Provides the historical background of European contact which created a degradation in the local diet and contributed to elevated levels of diabetes in the Torres Strait population.
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Diabetes Incidence in an Australian Aboriginal Population. An 8-year Follow-up Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Daniel
Kevin G. Rowley
Robyn McDermott
Arul Mylvaganam
Kerin O'Dea
Diabetes Care, vol. 22, no. 12, December 1999, pp. 1993-1998
Reports that body-mass index (BMI) rates in Australia are among the highest in the world and that diabetes incidence, in the lowest BMI category, is 2 to 3 times greater for Aboriginal than for the non-Aboriginal population.
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Diabetes: Koori Camp Control Manual

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 6, November/December 1993, p. 34
Introduction to manual on how to organize and evaluate a camp and plan educational sessions.
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Diabetes Major Native Scourge

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, September 20, 1996, p. A5
Looks at this disease and how it effects the first Nations' population of Saskatchewan.
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Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Fasting Glucose in Alaska Eskimos: The Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease in Alaska Natives (GOCADAN) Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. A. Carter
J. W. MacCluer
B. Dyke
B. V. Howard
R. B. Devereux
et al.
Diabetologia, vol. 49, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 29-35
Discusses the low prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Alaska and the high prevalence of impaired fasting glucose which suggests diabetes may become problematic in the future.
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Diabetes Mellitus in the First Nations Population of British Columbia, Canada: Part 2. Hospital Morbidity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Jin
J. David Martin
Christopher Sarin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 3, 2002, pp. 254-259
A five-year study found in participants aged 35 and over, that First Nations males and pregnant females were twice as likely to be hospitalized as other males and other pregnant females.
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