Diabetes Risk and Control in Multi-ethnic US Immigrant Populations

Dias, Jennifer; Echeverría, Sandra E.; Mayer, Victoria; Janević, Teresa

doi:10.1007/s11892-020-01358-0

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“…This does align with themes elicited in existing literature, although the literature also highlights that the impact of family involvement in immigrant populations is complex. Notably, immigration itself can lead to significant social adjustments including intergenerational conflict, changes in social support, and changes in socioeconomic status 21 . Multiple qualitative studies assessing British South Asians have found that support from family members is one of the predominant factors influencing medication adherence 22,23 .…”

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“…Notably, immigration itself can lead to significant social adjustments including intergenerational conflict, changes in social support, and changes in socioeconomic status. 21 Multiple qualitative studies assessing British South Asians have found that support from family members is one of the predominant factors influencing medication adherence. 22,23 An ethnographic study of South Asians in Canada similarly showcased that positive relationships with health care providers improved medication adherence.…”

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Medication adherence and health beliefs among South Asian immigrants with diabetes in the United States: A qualitative study

Jamil

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Miller

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J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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Medication adherence and health beliefs among South Asian immigrants with diabetes in the United States: A qualitative study

Jamil

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Miller

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J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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“…Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a distinct subcategory of Diabetes Mellitus, defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy [1,2]. GDM may affect nearly 5-15% of pregnancies worldwide, though ethnicity seems to also play an important role in its prevalence [3][4][5]. Well recognized risk factors for developing GDM include being overweight or obese, excessive weight gain during pregnancy, family history of GDM or Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (T2DM), high parity and advanced maternal age.…”

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Exercise as a Therapeutic Intervention in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Regular exercise is important for a healthy pregnancy and can lower the risk of developing GDM. For women with GDM, exercise is safe and can affect the pregnancy outcomes beneficially. A single exercise bout increases skeletal muscle glucose uptake, minimizing hyperglycemia. Regular exercise training promotes mitochondrial biogenesis, improves oxidative capacity, enhances insulin sensitivity and vascular function, and reduces systemic inflammation. Exercise may also aid in lowering the insulin dose in insulin-treated pregnant women. Despite these benefits, women with GDM are usually inactive or have poor participation in exercise training. Attractive individualized exercise programs that will increase adherence and result in optimal maternal and offspring benefits are needed. However, as women with GDM have a unique physiology, more attention is required during exercise prescription. This review (i) summarizes the cardiovascular and metabolic adaptations due to pregnancy and outlines the mechanisms through which exercise can improve glycemic control and overall health in insulin resistance states, (ii) presents the pathophysiological alterations induced by GDM that affect exercise responses, and (iii) highlights cardinal points of an exercise program for women with GDM.

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“…Additionally, the length of time living in the United States was positively associated with higher diabetes incidence among foreign‐born non‐Hispanic immigrants (Weber et al, 2012). Similarly, foreign‐born Asian adults have significant diabetes disadvantages compared to native‐born Asian counterparts (Dias et al, 2020; Engelman & Ye, 2019; Gee et al, 2009).…”

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International migration and its influence on health

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Thompson

Sadarangani

et al. 2022

Research in Nursing & Health

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What would it take for you to leave your home and everything you know? What if you left knowing you might not be able to return? If you had to leave quickly, what would you take with you? These are questions that many immigrants must grapple with because of their circumstances. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the global migration of humans had reached the highest levels in recorded human history.International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the global institution that studies and helps inform international laws regarding human migration. This organization posits that 1 in every 30 persons globally is classified broadly as a migrant (IOM, 2022). As the world transitions into the COVID-19 postpandemic phase, it is estimated that the number of global migrants will return to prepandemic levels within a decade, if not sooner (IOM, 2021).The IOM has promulgated a set of internationally standardized definitions for people who have migrated in Table 1. Although the broadest term is migrant, other terms may be useful to clinicians and researchers, and appreciated by clients and participants, because they classify migrants into various terms that convey the basis for the migration or the migrant's status. Examples are migrant worker, asylum seeker, refugee, undocumented migrant, and immigrant.Notably, IOM stresses that no human being should be classified as illegal in reference to their residential status in a country. The term illegal is reductive, dehumanizing, xenophobic, and oftentimes rooted in racist ideas.Immigrants face many challenges when adapting to life in the host country, including when navigating the healthcare system.Common challenges immigrants experience when navigating the healthcare system are language barriers, changes in socioeconomic status, changes in social support networks, barriers with accultura-

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Diabetes Risk and Control in Multi-ethnic US Immigrant Populations

Cited by 20 publications

References 94 publications

Medication adherence and health beliefs among South Asian immigrants with diabetes in the United States: A qualitative study

Medication adherence and health beliefs among South Asian immigrants with diabetes in the United States: A qualitative study

Exercise as a Therapeutic Intervention in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

International migration and its influence on health

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