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Title: | Management of diabetes in Indigenous communities: lessons from the Australian Aboriginal population. |
Authors: | Nguyen HD Chitturi S Maple-Brown LJ |
Citation: | Internal medicine journal 2016-11; 46(11): 1252-1259 |
Abstract: | Type 2 diabetes mellitus and other chronic cardio-metabolic conditions are significant contributors to the large disparities in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Type 2 diabetes is more prevalent from a young age among Indigenous Australians and is often preceded by a cluster of risk factors, including central obesity, dyslipidaemia, albuminuria and socio-economic disadvantage. Management of type 2 diabetes in Australian Indigenous peoples can be challenging in the setting of limited resources and socio-economic disadvantage. Key strategies to address these challenges include working in partnership with patients, communities and primary healthcare services (PHC, Aboriginal community controlled and government services) and working in a multidisciplinary team. Population prevention measures are required within and beyond the health system, commencing as early as possible in the life course. |
Click to open PubMed article: | https://www.ezpdhcs.nt.gov.au/login?url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed//27130346 |
Journal title: | Internal medicine journal |
Publication Date: | 2016-11 |
Type: | Journal Article Review |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10137/5313 |
DOI: | 10.1111/imj.13123 |
Appears in Collections: | (a) NT Health Research Collection |
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