BME Type 2 Diabetic patients understanding of Carbohydrates

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  What is the level of understanding of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) patients' with Type 2 Diabetes about Carbohydrates and its effect on their blood glucose?

• IRAS ID

  199913

• Contact name

  J St John

• Sponsor organisation

  London Northwest Healthcare NHS Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 3 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  Diabetes affects around 3million people in the UK, half a million of these are from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities , communities that are diagnosed at an earlier age, in whom the risk of developing Diabetes is increased and who are disproportionally at risk of the complications of Diabetes. Diabetes currently costs the NHS around 10% of its annual budget.
  Everyone with Diabetes needs to have dietary advice, not only at diagnosis but also throughout their lifelong journey with Diabetes, to maximise self-management of this long-term condition. This is an integral part of the NICE guidance for Diabetes, which along with NHS England’s ‘A call to Action for Diabetes report 2014, recognises the importance of personalised, and culturally relevant and culturally specific interventions in any health promoting activities, particularly for BAME groups, to maximise patient self-efficacy and empowerment and also improve clinical outcomes such as HbA1c (a measure of diabetes control) in these disadvantaged groups.
  Currently, there is no available resource that provides culturally specific, yet easily understood, dietary information about Carbohydrates, the food group that has most impact on blood Glucose. This is one of the factors that impacts on BAME group’s ability to control their Diabetes as well as other groups. In addition the resources that are available are mainly word-based reducing their applicability to groups that may have low health-literacy, or where either English is not understood, or not the first language; the wider implications of this are poorer engagement with health services and variation in clinical outcome.
  The aim is to fill the existing gap for a culturally relevant, easily understood dietary resource for BAME groups, and to improve the patient experience and also patient engagement. This study is part of a larger project to evaluate, and refine a booklet that has been produced for BAME communities with, or at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes

• REC name

  London - City & East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/LO/1429

• Date of REC Opinion

  27 Jul 2016

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion