Kivalliq Health Information Service: Diabetes

Reports

Diabetes Canada. Diabetes in Canada: 2023 Backgrounder. 2023.

Government of Canada. Diabetes: What Canada's doing. 2023.

Government of Canada. Snapshot of Diabetes in Canada, 2023. 2024.

Government of Manitoba. Manitoba Diabetes action plan. 2023.

NCCAH. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among First Nations and considerations for prevention. 2019.

Articles

Aker A, et al. Cardiometabolic health and per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in an Inuit population. Environ Int. 2023;181.

Blanchette V, et al. Diabetic foot complications among Indigenous peoples in Canada: A scoping review through the PROGRESS-PLUS equity lens. Front Endocrnol (Lausanne). 2023;14.

Cheran K, et al. The growing epidemic of diabetes among the Indigenous population of Canada: A systematic review. Cureus. 2023;15(3).

Crawford R, et al. Traditional knowledge-based lifestyle interventions in the prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes in Indigenous children in Canada: a systematic review protocol. 2019.

Crowshoe L, et al. Educating for Equity Care Framework: Addressing social barriers of Indigenous patients with type 2 diabetes. 2019.

Dart A, et al. A holistic approach to risk for early kidney injury in Indigenous youth with type 2 diabetes: A proof of concept paper from the iCARE Cohort. 2019.

Delarue J, et al. Are marine n-3 fatty acids protective towards insulin resistance? From cell to human. 2020.

DiNicolantionio J, et al. Markedly increased intake of refined carbohydrates and sugar is associated with the rise of coronary heart disease and diabetes among the Alaskan Inuit. 2017.

Garup N, et al. Identification of novel high-impact recessively inherited type 2 diabetes risk variants in the Greenlandic population. 2018.

Jiang Y, et al. Assessment of dysglycemia risk in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut: using the CANRISK tool. 2017.

Kasole R, et al. Traditional medicine and its role in the management of diabetes mellitus: "Patients' and herbalists' perspectives". 2019.

Koch A. Diabetes in Greenland - how to deliver diabetes care in a country with a geographically dispersed population. 2019.

Laine M, et al. Impact of sunshine on the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in primiparous women. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2020.

Lewis J, et al. The effect of traditional diet on glucose homoeostasis in carriers and non-carriers of a common TBC1D4 variant in Greenlandic Inuit: a randomised crossover study. Br J Nutr. 2023;130(11):1871-1884.

Marushka L, et al. Association between fish consumption, dietary omega-3 fatty acids and persistent organic pollutants intake, and type 2 diabetes in 18 First Nations in Ontario, Canada. 2017.

Marushka L, et al. The relationship between dietary exposure to persistent organic pollutants from fish consumption and type 2 diabetes among First Nations in Canada. Can J Public Health. 2021;112(Suppl 1):168-182.

McLean A, et al. Improving models of care or diabetes in pregnancy: Experience of current practice in Far North Queensland, Australia. 2019.

Møller G, et al. The role of a traditional and western diet on glucose homeostasis in Greenlandic Inuit carriers and non-carriers of type 2 diabetes variant in the TBC1D4 gene: A protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021;21.

Muhammad A, et al. Non-alcholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes in Greenland: A register-based cross-sectional study. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2022.

NACCH. The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes among First Nations and considerations for prevention. 2019.

Naseribafrouei A, et al. Estimated 8-year cumulative incidence of diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway - The SAMINOR study. 2019.

Naseribafrouei A, et al. Prevalence of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami men and women in Northern Norway - The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey. 2018.

Overvad M, et al. The effect of diabetes and the diabetogenic TBC1D4p.Arg684ter variant on kidney function in Inuit in Greenland. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2023;82(1):2191406.

Pedersen M, et al. Diabetes care in the dispersed population of Greenland. a new model based on continued monitoring, analysis and adjustment of initiatives taken. 2019.

Pedersen M, et al. Gestational diabetes and macrosomia among Greenlaners. Time to change diagnostic strategy? 2018.

Pedersen M, et al. Microvascular complications in Nuuk, Greenland, among Greenlanders and non-Greenlanders diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. 2018.

Ronn P, et al. Associations between birth weight and glucose intolerance in adulthood among Greenlandic Inuit. 2019.

Spurr S, et al. Nurse-led diabetic retinopathy screening: a pilot study to evaluate a new approach to vision care for Canadian Aboriginal peoples. 2018.

Tompkins J, et al. National Survey of Indigenous primary healthcare capacity and delivery models in Canada: the TransFORmation of IndiGEnous PrimAry HEAlthcare delivery (FORGE AHEAD) community profile survey. 2018.

Turner G, et al. Resources to guide exercise specialists managing adults with diabetes. 2019.

Xu D, et al. Health-related behaviours in a remote Indigenous population with Type 2 diabetes: a Central Australian primary care survey in the Telehealth Eye and Associated Medical Services Network [TEAMSnet] project. 2019.

Patient Resources

CDC. Native Diabetes Wellness Program.

Diabetes Canada. Resources for people with diabetes. 2018.

Government of Canada. Diabetes. 2022.

Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle. Printable Resources. 

Inuusittiaringniq. Alcohol and Diabetes. 

Inuusittiaringniq. Diabetes and prediabetes handout. 

Inuusittiaringniq. Physical activity and diabetes. 

Inuusittiaringniq. What is Type 2 Diabetes?

Native Women's Association of Canada. Diabetes self management toolkit for Aboriginal women. 2012.

Yukon Diabetes Reference Group. Yukon diabetes resource guide: Positive steps to manage your diabetes. 2020.