NIDDM: basic research plus education

Zuerlein, Kevin; Martin, J. E.; Vaughan, Linda A.; Markow, Therese A.

doi:10.1016/0140-6736(91)92136-p

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“…The tribal community also suffers from among the highest adult prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the world-at nearly 50%. 8 In the early 1990s, I was a member of a collaborative team of tribal leaders, reservation community members, and Arizona State University senior researchers engaged in a community-based type 2 diabetes project. The project, initiated and approved by the tribe, had three primary components: (i) basic research in population-based diabetes etiology; (ii) community screening and monitoring for diabetes; and (iii) training and education for local health representatives and concerned community members on issues revolving around diabetes nutrition, prevention, and management.…”

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“…The project, initiated and approved by the tribe, had three primary components: (i) basic research in population-based diabetes etiology; (ii) community screening and monitoring for diabetes; and (iii) training and education for local health representatives and concerned community members on issues revolving around diabetes nutrition, prevention, and management. 8 My role in the project included teaching community diabetes education courses, coordinating over 200 blood draws for the basic diabetes research and screening components, and disseminating and discussing screening test results with the project participants.…”

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Use of Dried Blood Spots: An Ideal Tool for Medical Anthropology "in the Field"

Benyshek

2010

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

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The use of dried whole blood spot samples provides medical anthropological researchers-especially those working in remote, isolated communities-with several advantages over traditional methods. Anthropological research utilizing venous-drawn blood samples can create challenges in terms of phlebotomy training, personnel needs, storage and transportation requirements, and participant discomfort. Alternatively, research utilizing dried blood spot samples, via finger stick collection techniques, eliminates or reduces these problems greatly. While the use of dried blood spots is often the best sampling option for anthropologists or other population-level researchers, the method does have some limitations. Nevertheless, as the number of dried blood spot analyte protocols continues to increase, the logistical and participant advantages of dried blood spot methods assure their increased utility in biomedical anthropological research in the future.

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