A 52-year-old First Nations woman living on-reserve has poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 9.5%). She struggles to access healthy food and canno...

Question

A 52-year-old First Nations woman living on-reserve has poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 9.5%). She struggles to access healthy food and cannot always travel to clinic due to cost. Which of the following best reflects a culturally safe and advocacy-focused approach?

Accepted Answer

Arrange telehealth visits, involve a community health worker and explore access to local healthy food programmes

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Emphasise non-adherence and threaten to discharge her from the practice

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Increase her insulin dose without further discussion

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Advise her to relocate to an urban centre

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Focus only on prescribing newer expensive medications

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Diabetes care in Indigenous communities

A 52-year-old First Nations woman living on-reserve has poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 9.5%). She struggles to access healthy food and cannot always travel to clinic due to cost. Which of the following best reflects a culturally safe and advocacy-focused approach?