Question

A 36-year-old Aboriginal woman living remotely has poorly controlled type 2 diabetes with HbA1c 9.5%. She has BMI 38 kg/m² and early nephropathy. Culturally safe care has been arranged through her local ACCHS. In addition to optimising medications, which intervention is most consistent with best practice for improving long-term outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Regular, culturally safe chronic disease care planning involving family, Aboriginal health workers and telehealth specialist input

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One-off education session without follow up

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Insisting she relocate permanently to a metropolitan centre

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Relying solely on fly-in fly-out specialist clinics without local involvement

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Communicating only through written pamphlets

Practice question