title: Social and health care provider support in diabetes self-management.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To qualitatively determine social and health care provider support in diabetes self-management of Asian Indians in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty Asian Indian adults with type 2 diabetes in either acceptable (AC) (HbA1c<7%) or unacceptable (UC) (HbA1c≥7%)  glycemic control were interviewed. Emergent themes were analyzed using the constant comparison method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Support from social networks and health care providers was more evident in the AC versus the UC group. UC participants tended to rely more on health-care provider guidance  and communication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Involvement of a patient's social networks might be an important part of patient-tailored interventions targeting this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA. venkate6@msu.edu
authors.forename: Sumathi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weatherspoon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human