Very few trials look at diabetes treatments in Indigenous Aussies

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There is limited data on what treatments work for type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, according to Australian research, which found only three clinical trials had been conducted over 20 years. The team reviewed the evidence of type 2 diabetes interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and found that outcomes were generally better when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities were involved at all levels. They found some treatments did have significant effects including laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, a 5-day diabetes self-management camp, treatment of roundworm infections, community-based health worker-led management, point-of-care testing, and self-management approaches. The authors say holistic, culturally safe interventions are still needed.

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conference: Medical Journal of Australia

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Organisation/s: The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney, Edith Cowan University

Funder: Competing interests: Elif I Ekinci has received payment for sitting on an advisory panel for Eli Lilly Australia; and donated the money to her institution for diabetes research. She has received research support from Eli Lilly Australia, Novo Nordisk, Boehringer Ingelheim, the Eli Lilly Alliance, Versanis, Endogenex Insulet Corporation, and Medtronic.

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