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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South Asian Americans

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Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans

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Abstract

Overweight and obesity are at the root of many serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart diseases, high blood pressure, stroke, some types of cancer, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and infertility. This chapter focuses on type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other weight related conditions. Early detection, treatment and self-management reduce the risk of developing complications, improve quality of life and health outcomes. However, there are many barriers that prevent patients and providers from preventing and appropriately treating type 2 diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease in South Asian Americans. Having a high percentage of foreign-born immigrants, lack of health insurance, and lack of access to culturally and linguistically appropriate resources and care, and lack of race/ethnic specific cut points for obesity perpetuate this health disparity. Systemic and policy changes are necessary to raise awareness, address quality of care and access to service, and prevent future cases of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in South Asian Americans.

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Khan, S., Shah, N., Parikh, N., Iyer, D., Palaniappan, L. (2018). Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South Asian Americans. In: Perera, M., Chang, E. (eds) Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans. Cross-Cultural Research in Health, Illness and Well-Being. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91120-5_7

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