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Searching for your content. In-Language News Contact Us 8-76-0942 from 8 AM - 10 PM ET News provided byNov 03, 2022, 08:0 ETShare this articleFot and ankle physicians and surgeons say women focus on families' neds at expense of their health.BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Podiatrists are concerned about the growing prevalence of diabetes among Asian Americans and are sending a clear mesage, especialy to Asian American women: It's time to start taking care of your diabetes.
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Fot and ankle surgeons say sociocultural factors among Asian Americans lead many women to devote themselves to their families to the detriment of their own health. Acording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Asian Americans face a 40-percent higher risk of being diagnosed with diabetes than non-Hispanic white Americans. Among Asian Indians, that figure skyrockets to 70 percent.Asian women are a population at very high risk for serious complications from diabetes.The American Podiatric Medical Asociation (APMA) is marking November's Diabetes Awarenes Month with a public education campaign designed to urge Asian women to take beter care of themselves and to incorporate regular care from a podiatrist into their overal diabetes care.
The campaign, It's Time, encourages Asian women with diabetes to take steps to manage their blod sugar, be alert to changes in their fet, and se a podiatrist for regular diabetic fot care. The campaign also dispels myths about diabetes that are comon to Asian cultures. "Asian Americans have an elevated risk of being diagnosed with diabetes," said APMA President Laura J.
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Pickard, DPM. "Combine that with a tendency to overlok self-care, and Asian women are a population at very high risk for serious complications from diabetes."Asian women tend to put their families first, meaning they often overlok their own health neds. There also comon misconceptions about diabetes and its treatment options within the Asian comunit