The Impact of Social Determinates of Health on Risk for Diabetes in the Hispanic Community: a Pilot Study
University of Texas at Austin
Summary
The purpose of the study is twofold: to see the impact of your environmental stress on daily glucose changes and to create an intervention using CGM to potentially decrease risk for diabetes. The aim of this study to develop an intervention to prevent diabetes in the Hispanic community and inform policies about social determinants of health.
Description
Social determinants of health are associated with developing diabetes mellitus type 2 (diabetes) onset, progression, and adverse outcomes. Hispanics have a 50% lifetime risk of developing diabetes. They also transition from pre-diabetes to diabetes faster and have an earlier onset of diabetes and its complications than the general population. People with a family history of diabetes are 7.6 times more likely to develop diabetes than individuals without such a history. Diabetes research uses hemoglobin A1C (A1C), the accumulation of glucose on hemoglobin molecules during the past three months,…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * self- identify as Hispanic Has a parent diagnosed with diabetes type 2 Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant Type 1 diabetes
Interventions
- BehavioralVideo Diabetes Education
Participants will receive a link to a short video explaining their findings. They can use the link as often as they'd like. They will get the results for the CGM and the laboratory findings. They will be linked to their 2 week diet diary
- BehavioralIn person or virtual diabetes education
Participants will meet with a nurse to discuss their CGM results and their lab results and get appropriate education.
Location
- University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas