Diabetes

Displaying 301 - 350 of 944

Don't Let Pride Get in the Way of a Diabetes Check

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 9, December 2012, p. 22

Looks at the diabetes epidemic among the Aboriginal population and projects geared at earlier diagnosis in Aboriginal communities.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Earlier Onset of Complications in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison B. Dart
Patricia J. Martens
Claudio Rigatto
Marni D. Brownell
Heather J. Dean ... [et al.]
Diabetes Care, vol. 37, no. 2, February 2014, pp. 436-443
Study evaluates the risk of complications in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth with type 2 diabetes.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

The Economic Cost of Diabetes in Canada, 1998

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keith G. Dawson
Daniel Gomes
Hertzel Gerstein
James F. Blanchard
Kristijan H. Kahler.
Diabetes Care, vol. 25, no. 8, August 2002, pp. 1303-1307
Study estimated the total economic burden in one year of the disease and its chronic complications to cost 5 billion dollars (U.S.).
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Editorial: [Indigenous - Social Suffering]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 4-5
Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on diabetes, the San people in South Africa, the Lao PDR, suicide among the Inuit youth and Aboriginal affairs in Australia. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Effect of Bush Living on Aboriginal Canadians of the Eastern James Bay Region with Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth J. Robinson
Yitades Gebre
Joyce L. Pickering
Beatrice Petawabano
Beatrice Superville and Claudette Lavallée
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, Autumn, 1995
Three month study compared subjects who returned to a traditional hunting and trapping lifestyle versus those who stayed in the community.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Effect of Maternal Diabetes on the Pattern of Selected Insulin Resistance Syndrome Parameters in Normal Glucose Tolerant Subjects of Two Algonquin Indian Communities in Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Marie Ekoé
Frederique Thomas
Beverley Balkau
Eveline Eschwege
Helene Delisle
Diabetes Care, vol. 19, no. 8, August 1996, pp. 822-826
Findings indicate subjects of maternal antecedents with diabetes have known risk factors for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM or adult onset diabetes). The study doesn't identify whether there is a genetic or maternal environmental reason for this association.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Effect of Nurse-Directed Hypertension Treatment among First Nations People with Existing Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus: The Diabetes Risk Evaluation and Microalbuminuria (DREAM 3) Randomized Controlled Trial

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheldon W. Tobe
George Pylypchuk
Joan Wentworth
Alexander Kiss
John Paul Szalai
Nancy Perkins
Susan Hartman
Laurie Ironstand
Jacqueline Hoppe
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 174, no. 9, April 25, 2006, pp. 1267-1273
Discusses a randomized controlled trial and compares two community based strategies for controlling hypertension.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Effect of Special Diabetes Program for Indians Funding on System Changes in Diabetes Care and Outcomes Among American Indian/Alaska Native People 1994-2004

Alternate Title
Diabetes Care and Control in Alaska Native People
Effect of Special Diabetes Program for Indians Funding on System Changes in Diabetes Care and Outcomes among American Indian / Alaska Native people 1994-2004
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meera Ramesh
Cynthia Schraer
Ann Marie Mayer
Elvin Asay
Kathryn Koller
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 2-3, June 2008, pp. 203-212
Found that the number of people with diabetes increased as the percentage of patients receiving foot, eye and dental exams decreased.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Effects of Nutrition Education and Exercise in Obese Children: The Ho-Chunk Youth Fitness Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aaron Carrel
Amy Meinen
Charmaine Garry
Renee Storandt
Wisconsin Medical Journal, vol. 104, no. 5, July 2005, pp. 44-47
Study of thirty-eight school children found that program, which improved level of physical activity and diet, produced reduced risk for type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and hyperinsulinemia.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

End Stage Renal Disease Among People With Diabetes: A Comparison of First Nations People and Other Saskatchewan Residents From 1981 to 2005

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roland F. Dyck
Nathaniel D. Osgood
Ting Hsiang Lin
Amy Gao
Mary Rose Stang
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 34, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 324-333
Looks at the disparities between First Nations people and other Saskatchewan residents in developing end-state renal disease with diabetes mellitus.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

End State Renal Disease among Native Americans, 1983-86

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey M. Newman
Anthony A. Marfin
Paul W. Eggers
Steven D. Helgerson
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 80, no. 3, March 1990, pp. 318-319
Study uses data reported to Medicare to determine end stage renal disease (ESRD) and found that 56% of the Aboriginal American cases were due to diabetes.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Endodontic Treatment in an American Indian Population: A 10-Year Retrospective Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael J. Mindiola
André K. Mickel
Chogle Sami
Jefferson J. Jones
James A. Lalumandier
Journal of Endodontics, vol. 32, no. 9, September 2006, pp. 828-832
Observes the retention of endodontically treated teeth in a population of American Indians and Alaska Natives to determine the impact of treatment by a group of dentists and endodontic specialists.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes: Focus on Ethnic Minorities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard E. Egede
Samuel Dagogo-Jack
Medical Clinics of North America, vol. 89, no. 5, September 2005, pp. 949-975
Suggests that there is no evidence of ethnic disparities in the effectiveness of the interventions used to prevent diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Program.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Ethnic Difference in the Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes Mellitus in Regions with Sami and non-Sami Populations in Norway: The SAMINOR1 Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ali Naseribafrouei
Bent-Martin Eliassen
Marita Melhus
Ann Radnhild Broderstad
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 31697
Study "observes a heterogeneity in the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in different geographical regions both within and between different ethnic groups".
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Ethnic Differences in Mortality, End-Stage Complications, and Quality of Care Among Diabetic Patients: A Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Loes C. Lanting
Inez M.A. Joung
Johan P. Mackenbach
Steven W.J. Lamberts
Aart H. Bootsma
Diabetes Care, vol. 28, no. 9, September 2005, pp. 2280-2288
Comparative research between ethnic minorities in the United States and United Kingdom indicates a higher mortality rate and greater risk of complication occurs in select groups.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Ethnic Disparities in Glycemic Control Among Rural Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sara A. Quandt
Ronny A. Bell
Beverly M. Snively
Shannon L. Smith
Jeanette M. Stafford
et al.
Ethnicity and Disease, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 2005, pp. 656-663
Study shows that despite high rates of oral diabetes medication, ethnic disparities remain and glycemic control is still a problem with Native Americans.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Ethnicity, Insulin Resistance, and Inflammatory Adipokines in Women at High and Low Risk for Vascular Disease

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josef V. Silha
B. L. Grégoire Nyomba
William D. Leslie
Liam J. Murphy
Diabetes Care, vol. 30, no. 2, February 2007, pp. 286-291
Study that compared Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women concluded that Aboriginals are more insulin resistant than non-Aboriginals, and that this holds true even if diabetics are excluded from the sample.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Ethnogenetics: Interpreting Ideas about Diabetes and Inheritance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Weiner
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, Special Issue on Disease, Health, and Survival Among Native Americans, 1999, pp. 155-184
Investigates differences in perceptions, by health care providers and their Aboriginal clients, which led the author to believe that the differences were due, in part, to attempts by health professionals to assert authoritative control.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Evaluating the Impact of a Holistic, Community-Driven, Physical Activity-Based Wellness Program for Indigenous Women using Nominal Group Technique

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sonja Wicklum
Erin Cameron
Tia Black
Loretta Tuttauk
Lynden (Lindsay) Crowshoe ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 18, no. 1, Emerging Research from a Post-Pandemic World, 2023

Examines what a new culturally relevant wellness program for Indigenous women does for its participants and what it adds to existing knowledge on health interventions.  

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Evaluation of a Mobile Diabetes Care Telemedicine Clinic Serving Aboriginal Communities in Northern British Columbia, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew J. Jin
David Martin
David Maberley
Keith G. Dawson
David W. Seccombe
Joyce Beattie
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 124-128
Findings revealed that a mobile clinic is a cost-effective method of healthcare delivery and results in improved patient outcomes.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Evaluation of the Antidiabetic Potential of Selected Medicinal Plant Extracts from the Canadian Boreal Forest Used to Treat Symptoms of Diabetes: Part II

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Despina Harbilas
Louis C. Martineau
Cory S. Harris
Danielle C. A. Adeyiwola-Spoor
Ammar Saleem
et al.
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 87, no. 6, June 1, 2009, pp. 479-492
Identifies several candidate plant species used by the Cree to treat symptoms of diabetes.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Evaluation: Professional Relations in Aboriginal Diabetes Education Program at the Aboriginal Diabetes Wellness Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel W. McKennitt
Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 29-37
Evaluation of the PRIADE (Professional Relations in Aboriginal Diabetes Education) program found it had been successful in increasing community capacity and helping non-Aboriginal health workers to understand their clients.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Evidence for Genetic Factors Underlying the Insulin Resistance Syndrome in American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kari E. North
Ken Williams
Jeff T. Williams
Lyle G. Best
Elisa T. Lee
Richard R. Fabsitz
Barbara V. Howard
R. Stuart Gray
Jean W. MacCluer
Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, vol. 11, no. 12, December 2003, pp. 1444-1448
Details the nine traits chosen for study and analysis: body mass index (BMI), diastolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, natural log-transformed insulin, natural log-transformed triglycerides, percentage of body fat, systolic blood pressure, and waist-to-hip ratio.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Examination of Lower Targets for Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Blood Pressure in Diabetes—the Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetics Study (SANDS)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Russell
Jerome L. Fleg
Wm. James Galloway
Jeffrey A. Henderson
James Howard
Elisa T. Lee
Bryce Poolaw
Robert E. Ratner
Mary J. Roman
Angela Silverman
Mario Stylianou
Matthew R. Weir
Charlton Wilson
Fawn Yeh
Jianhui Zhu
Barbara V. How
American Heart Journal, vol. 152, no. 5, November 2006, pp. 867-875
Looks at the SANDS trial and how it hopes to lower targets for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure (BP) in diabetic individuals.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Subscribe to Diabetes