ABSTRACT
The practice recommendation is intended to supplement the existing guidelines on diabetes mellitus and provides practical recommendations for the diagnosis, therapy and care of people with diabetes mellitus who come from different linguistic and cultural back-grounds. The article deals with the demographic datas of migration in Austria and Germany; with therapeutic advice concerning drug therapy and diabetes education for patients with migration background. In this context socio-cultural spezifics are discussed. These suggestions are seen complementary to the general treatment guidelines of the Austrian Diabetes Society and German Diabetes Society. Especially for the fast months Ramadan thera are a lot of informations. The most important point is that the patient care must highly individualized and the management plan may differ for each patient.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 , Diabetes Mellitus , Humans , Diabetes Mellitus/diagnosis , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Diabetes Mellitus/therapy , Austria , Fasting , Germany , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy , Hypoglycemic AgentsSubject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus/therapy , Emigration and Immigration , Austria/epidemiology , Cross-Cultural Comparison , Diabetes Mellitus/blood , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Diabetes, Gestational/epidemiology , Diabetes, Gestational/therapy , Education, Medical/methods , Education, Medical/standards , Emigrants and Immigrants/statistics & numerical data , Emigration and Immigration/statistics & numerical data , Fasting/physiology , Female , Germany/epidemiology , Humans , Islam , Male , Practice Patterns, Physicians'/standards , Practice Patterns, Physicians'/statistics & numerical data , Pregnancy , Pregnancy in Diabetics/epidemiology , Pregnancy in Diabetics/therapy , Prevalence , Religion and MedicineABSTRACT
The article deals with the demographic data of migration in Austria and with therapeutic advice concerning drug therapy and diabetes education for patients with migration background. In this context sociocultural specifics are discussed. These suggestions are seen complementary to the general treatment guidelines of the Austrian Diabetes Association.The fasting month Ramadan is widely practiced by the Muslim population worldwide. Ensuring the optimal care of the many people with diabetes who fast during Ramadan is crucial. The IDF-DAR Practical Guidelines (International Diabetes Federation - Diabetes and Ramadan International Alliance) provide healthcare professionals with relevant background information and practical recommendations to enable them to help patients with diabetes participate in fasting during Ramadan while minimizing the risk of complications.
