Diabetes in the South Asian Community
Actions on Diabetes
English - June 28, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBMedicine Health & Fitness Science diabetes patientinvolvement research type1diabetes type2diabetes Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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For years, we have heard that people from a South Asian background are more at risk for type 2 diabetes, but the reasons for why were never quite clear. And those that were suggested often fed into stereotypes.
In this episode, Amina Khan and Dr. Ananya Banerjee talk about their work on a research program that’s shedding light on this issue and breaking down some of those stereotypes.
Visit the South Asian Health Research Hub to watch Beyond the Body and learn more.