What Are Social Determinants Of Diabetes?
Behavioral factors goes hand in hand with lifestyle factors. Individual lifestyle factors include, “body mass index (diet), smoking status, alcohol consumption and ability to cope.” (Maddigan, S. L., Feeny, D. H., Majumdar, S. R., Fa, 2006) A huge behavioral factor that surrounds my mom is diet. My mother is the type of person who loves to eat she thinks of life as we’re all going to die so why not eat what she wants. One of the pleasures of life is food. And being diabetic limits your intake on specific foods. Her diet now consists of starchy foods, dairy products, and lots of fruits, proteins and whole grains.
Environmental determinants of diabetes We constantly interact with our environment in which we live in and …show more content…
Social determinants are considered major influencers and indicators of health consequences at both an individual and population level. Social determinants include income, race, level of education housing and access to healthy food and health care facilities. Diabetes is more prevalent in certain groups, neighborhood and populations. Income tends to reflect on the level of health care one receives and thus being wealthy means better access to health care. “Racial/ethnic disparities in diabetes persist across levels of household poverty. Whites had the lowest prevalence of diabetes among the wealthiest New Yorkers and had a lower prevalence than both blacks and Hispanics among the poorest.” (N/A, Diabetes in New York City, 2013) Before acquiring health insurance from her job, my mother was not a part of any insurance plan. That become a financial burden on her because to get her medication he had to pay out of pocket. Unfortunately some unprivileged people won’t be financially situated to pay out of pocket costs and thus fail to get medications to treat their conditions. Biological and genetic determinants of diabetes Researchers often link our genes to longevity or being resistant to certain diseases, in this case our genes is a determinant of diabetes. It is more likely if a person has a long history of diabetes in his/her family that person is an increased risk for developing diabetes. Take for example both my maternal grandparents were diabetic and as it turns out so is my mom. Which leaves me at a disadvantage position if I’m compared to another person who does not have a family history of diabetes.
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Environmental determinants of diabetes We constantly interact with our environment in which we live in and …show more content…
Social determinants are considered major influencers and indicators of health consequences at both an individual and population level. Social determinants include income, race, level of education housing and access to healthy food and health care facilities. Diabetes is more prevalent in certain groups, neighborhood and populations. Income tends to reflect on the level of health care one receives and thus being wealthy means better access to health care. “Racial/ethnic disparities in diabetes persist across levels of household poverty. Whites had the lowest prevalence of diabetes among the wealthiest New Yorkers and had a lower prevalence than both blacks and Hispanics among the poorest.” (N/A, Diabetes in New York City, 2013) Before acquiring health insurance from her job, my mother was not a part of any insurance plan. That become a financial burden on her because to get her medication he had to pay out of pocket. Unfortunately some unprivileged people won’t be financially situated to pay out of pocket costs and thus fail to get medications to treat their conditions. Biological and genetic determinants of diabetes Researchers often link our genes to longevity or being resistant to certain diseases, in this case our genes is a determinant of diabetes. It is more likely if a person has a long history of diabetes in his/her family that person is an increased risk for developing diabetes. Take for example both my maternal grandparents were diabetic and as it turns out so is my mom. Which leaves me at a disadvantage position if I’m compared to another person who does not have a family history of diabetes.
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