Diabetes in the Native American Community

   The rates of diagnosing Type 2 Diabetes in Native Americans that are younger than 35 has doubled from 1994-2004. For some reason Native Americans are twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic whites. “A number of potentially modifiable factors, including obesity, dietary composition, and physical inactivity, are thought to contribute to the progression from genetic susceptibility to NIDDM (Saad et al., 1988; Tuomilehto et al., 1992; Knowler et al., 1995).” This show that the environment, activity levels, obesity, and genetics all come into play when looking at why the numbers are so high.
    In 1940 diabetes was un heard of for Native Americans but after World War II it became the most prevalent chronic diseases among their community. They have found a link to Type 2 Diabetes by seeing some genetic markers on the 4q and 7q chromosomes. This means that there is proof that genetics can give you a genetic predisposition to getting T2D if you're native American.
   The IHS (Indian Health Services) NPIRS (National Patient Information Reporting System) shows that 14.2% of American Indians and Alaskan Natives 20 or older have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. 33.5% of American Indians in southern Arizona and 16.1% of the adults in IHS have Type 2 Diabetes.

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This chart shows the rate of T2D 


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This is the logo for the IHS 


   I chose these pictures because I think the data table makes it easier to put all the numbers and data together. I chose the other picture because  the Indian Health Service is the main health care provider for Native Americans. The IHS has plans that can help Native Americans with T2D if they have kidney failure or any complications from having uncontrolled diabetes, even though kidney failure is rendered preventable. They even have education lesson plans and treatment options to help reduce the risk and reverse T2D.

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