Background Increasing numbers of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are progressing to
insulin therapy, and despite its potency many such individuals still have suboptimal …

Purpose The purpose of this review is to provide a description of current research on
culturally relevant issues among Hispanics subgroups with diabetes throughout the United …

Interest in how qualitative health research might be used more widely to inform health policy
and medical practice is growing. Synthesising findings from individual qualitative studies …

Type 2 diabetes is at least 4 times more common among British South Asians than in the
general population. South Asians also have a higher risk of diabetic complications, a …

In a major contribution to the study of diabetes, this book is the first to analyze the disease
through a syndemic framework. An innovative, mixed-methods study, Emily Mendenhall …

Background In light of health disparities and the growing prevalence of chronic disease,
there is a need for community-based interventions that improve health behaviors and health …

“Making the Mexican Diabetic presents a finely-honed ethnography. Montoya is particularly
attuned to the sensitivity and conundrums surrounding the use of DNA drawn from a …

Emphasizing the importance of social context and cultural construction, Social and
Behavioral Foundations of Public Health examines current issues in health from a social and …

Research on food abounds, from the history of differing types of fare to the relationship
between provisioning and culture, gender roles, and eating disorders. In disciplines …

OBJECTIVE—Hispanics have higher rates of diabetes and diabetes-related complications
than do non-Hispanic whites. A meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the difference …