title: Navigating care for Bedouin patients with diabetes.
abstract: The Bedouin Arab population in the southern Negev region of Israel has faced health problems as a result of transitioning rapidly from a nomadic agricultural lifestyle to a more modern urban lifestyle. Like many populations around the world, the Bedouins have changed their diets and become more sedentary and this has led to a high rate of diabetes. In this case report, we examine how diabetes has affected the life of an influential man in the Bedouin community and the significance this case has in the greater context of a global rise in chronic disease.
authors.affiliation: Medical School for International Health, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Shauna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dunton
authors.affiliation: Medical School for International Health, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.affiliation: Medical School for International Health, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amkraut
authors.affiliation: Medical School for International Health, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Yones
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abu-Rabia
mesh_terms: D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology*; D003469:Culture; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology*; D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D057185:Sedentary Behavior / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D008687:Metformin