Challenges of managing diabetes in Asians

Journal of Diabetes Nursing,  Feb, 2004  by Kirpal Marwa,  Shanaz Mughal,  Harbinder Sunsoa,  Roytun Bibi

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2 Many barriers prevent healthcare professionals from delivering effective education and good quality of care to the UK's ethnic minority population from south Asia.

3 There is a significant lack of appropriate educational resources for British south Asian people.

4 Education is an essential component of management, as people with diabetes need to develop the skills to enable them to become experts in self-care.

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1 It has been estimated that in the UK there are over 2 million people who speak very little or no English, and the majority of these people are Asians (Mello, 1992).

2 The poorer health of south Asians compared to the white population may be due to factors related to occupation, social class, material living conditions and local area deprivation.

3 Education is an essential component of management, as people with diabetes need to develop the skills to enable them to become experts in self-care.

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1 Reducing inequalities in healthcare and outcomes is a priority in the new NHS agenda but this goal is not being met.

2 The mission of FAD is to improve the knowledge, understanding and management of diabetes in the Indo-Asian population, using multimedia resources, therefore promoting an improved quality of life.

3 Informal evaluation showed that there was a significant lack of appropriate educational resources for British Asian people with diabetes and their families.

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1 Informal evaluation of the educational material produced in association with FAD has been positive.

2 The educational material is used during one to one consultations, group sessions and in waiting rooms.

3 FAD will continue to work together in an advisory and consultative role improving the outlook for the Asian community through the use of multieducational and culturally appropriate interventions.

Kirpal Marwa is a DSN, University of Coventry and Warwickshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Shanaz Mughal is a DSN, Diabetes Centre. Birmingham Heartlands Hospital; Harbinder Sunsoa is a DSN, Rowley Regis and Tipton PCT; and Roytun Bibi is a DSN, East Birmingham PCT Community Diabetes Team.

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