Open AccessDiabetes Self-Management and Leptin in Mexican Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Sharon A. Brown,
Kamiar Kouzekanani,
Alexandra García,
Philip R. Orlander,
Craig L. Hanis
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the diabetes educator/the diabetes educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.829
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1554-6063
pISSN - 0145-7217
DOI - 10.1177/0145721713505153
Subject(s) - leptin , body mass index , medicine , diabetes mellitus , glycemic , type 2 diabetes , obesity , randomized controlled trial , endocrinology , demography , sociology
The purpose of the study was to (1) characterize leptin in Mexican Americans with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, (2) examine relationships among leptin and indicators of diabetes status (body mass index and A1C), and (3) explore the effects of a culturally tailored diabetes self-management education intervention on leptin.