Diagnosing the legacy : the discovery, research, and treatment of type 2 diabetes in Indigenous youth /

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In the late 1980s, pediatric endocrinologists at the Children's Hospital in Winnipeg began to notice a new cohort appearing in their clinics for young people with diabetes. Through dozens of interviews, Krotz shows the impact of the disease on the lives of individuals and families, especially i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Krotz, Larry, 1948- (Author)
Other Authors: Desjarlais, Frances (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada : University of Manitoba Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Type 2 diabetes > Manitoba.
Diabetes in children > Manitoba.
Indian youth > Diseases > Manitoba.
Children.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 > ethnology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 > history
Indians, North American > ethnology
Child
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Diabète de type 2 > Manitoba.
Diabète chez l'enfant > Manitoba.
Jeunesse des Peuples autochtones > Maladies > Manitoba.
Enfants.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 21e siècle.
children (people by age group)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Children
Diabetes in children
Type 2 diabetes
Manitoba > epidemiology
Manitoba
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Early alarm
  • The first patients of a new disease
  • Emerging responses
  • Island Lake
  • Early research, innovations, and strategies for care
  • Investigation and hypotheses
  • After the deluge
  • Revisiting roots
  • Food
  • Poverty and disease
  • Partnerships and participation
  • Hopes and dreams
  • Epilogue: Island Lake encore.

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