Tuesday 1 March 2011

Diabetes Self Help Guide Targets at Risk Group

Diabetes Self Help Guide Targets at Risk Group

Diabetes UK has released a free interactive guide to Type 2 diabetes designed to help people from the South Asian community better manage their diabetes and improve their quality of life.

There are more than two million South Asian people living in the UK today of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi descent who are up to six times more likely to have diabetes than the white population.

The CD-ROM, called "Patient Interaction Education for the South Asian Community", takes the viewer through a journey of understanding diabetes and how it can be managed. It uses interactive animations, voice-over and subtitles to explain what diabetes is, the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, information about fasting and how to test blood glucose levels. The production of the CD-ROM was sponsored by Lilly.

Diabetes UK equality and diversity manager, Jenne Dixit, said, "South Asians in the UK are up to six times more likely to have diabetes than White people, and they are at higher risk from the age of 25 rather than over 40, which is the case in the White population. This free CD-ROM shows viewers what diabetes is, and how to manage it effectively, in an interactive way.

"If not managed properly, diabetes can have serious and life-threatening complications, such as stroke, heart disease, blindness and amputation. I hope that this CD-ROM will give people a better understanding of their condition, and help them to achieve an improved quality of life.

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