Lower thresholds required to diagnose gestational diabetes in south Asian women

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-15
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Asian Women ◽  
South Asian Women

scholarly journals Gestational diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study of lived experiences of South Asian immigrant women and perspectives of their health care providers in Melbourne, Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mridula Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Asian Women ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
South Asian Women

Abstract Background South Asian women are at a high risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus than other women in Australia. Gestational diabetes affects up to 14–19% of all pregnancies among South Asian, South East Asian, and Arabic populations placing women at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Although, gestational diabetes resolves after childbirth, women with gestational diabetes are up to seven times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes within five to ten years of the index pregnancy. Increasingly, South Asian women are being diagnosed with gestational diabetes in Australia. Therefore, we aimed to gain a better understanding of the lived experiences of South Asian women and their experiences of self-management and their health care providers’ perspectives of treatment strategies. Methods Using an ethnographic qualitative research methodology, semi-structured one-on-one, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 21 health care providers involved in gestational diabetes management and treatment from the three largest tertiary level maternity hospitals in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In-depth interviews were conducted with 23 South Asian women post diagnosis between 24–28 weeks gestation in pregnancy. Results Health care providers had challenges in providing care to South Asian women. The main challenge was to get women to self-manage their blood glucose levels with lifestyle modification. Whilst, women felt self-management information provided were inadequate and inappropriate to their needs. Women felt ‘losing control over their pregnancy’, because of being preoccupied with diet and exercise to control their blood glucose level. Conclusions The gestational diabetes clinical practice at the study hospitals were unable to meet consumer expectations. Health care providers need to be familiar of diverse patient cultures, rather than applying the current ‘one size fits all’ approach that failed to engage and meet the needs of immigrant and ethnic women. Future enabling strategies should aim to co-design and develop low Glycaemic Index diet plans of staple South Asian foods and lifestyle modification messages.

scholarly journals Type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes mellitus in South Asian women in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. e2891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghana D. Gadgil ◽  
Reena Oza-Frank ◽  
Namratha R. Kandula ◽  
Alka M. Kanaya
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
United States ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
South Asian ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Women ◽  
South Asian Women

scholarly journals Impact of gestational diabetes on the risk of diabetes following pregnancy among Chinese and South Asian women

Diabetologia ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 2148-2153 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Mukerji ◽  
M. Chiu ◽  
B. R. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Asian Women ◽  
South Asian Women
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