A 45-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes, BMI 34 kg/m² and A1c 7.8% on metformin is a member of a First Nations community. She asks about preventing c...

Question

A 45-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes, BMI 34 kg/m² and A1c 7.8% on metformin is a member of a First Nations community. She asks about preventing complications. Which strategy is most aligned with both clinical evidence and Indigenous health principles?

Accepted Answer

Collaboratively developing a diabetes care plan that includes evidence-based pharmacotherapy, culturally appropriate nutrition and physical activity programmes, and linkage with community-led initiatives

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Focusing solely on pharmacotherapy and ignoring socio-cultural factors

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Advising that complications are inevitable for Indigenous people

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Refusing to engage with community health workers

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Using only traditional medicines and stopping all prescribed drugs

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Integrated diabetes care in First Nations community

A 45-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes, BMI 34 kg/m² and A1c 7.8% on metformin is a member of a First Nations community. She asks about preventing complications. Which strategy is most aligned with both clinical evidence and Indigenous health principles?