Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAW) are predominantly Hispanic. Family plays a significant role in this community's lives; they provide support, guidance, and encouragement. The family makeup of the Hispanic community goes beyond the traditional nuclear family. Households include cousins, aunts/uncles, grandparents, and sometimes family friends.
Although their work requires tremendous physical labor and extended shifts, MSAWs are at a higher risk of developing chronic health conditions.
CHWs provide assistance to vulnerable populations that are at a higher risk for chronic illnesses such as diabetes due to their lack of access to healthcare and healthy food options.
Culture, familismo and fatalismo have a significant impact diabetes control and management among Latino populations.
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Diabetes can also affect oral health. If you live with diabetes, it is essential to pay particular attention to your oral health and dental care and keep your blood glucose levels in the target range.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects millions of Americans. In addition to everyday tasks, people with diabetes require self-management of daily glucose levels, meals, physical activity, and medication to keep healthy. Hispanic/Latinos are the largest non-white group in the United States and have the highest rates of Diabetes as compared to other ethnic groups; this can be related to the lack of healthcare, genetics, obesity rates, insulin resistance, lower economic status, and sociocultural factors.
Traditional health education strategies used to prevent and treat diabetes can be reimagined to account for distress.
Diabetes can lead to complications including Diabetic retinopathy, an illness that affects the health of the eyes due retina damage.
