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What sort of barriers exist for South Asian people background with Diabetes?
Cultural and Linguistic ChallengesSocio-Cultural Dynamics

What sort of barriers exist for South Asian people background with Diabetes?

Abdul Rais shares his view on religious and cultural issues which may be seen to be barriers for people managing their Diabetes.

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Yeah, well, I would say there are two main types of barriers, one being cultural and the other being religious. And within that, within the Asian community, there are so many different subcultures and various religions, and in particular I think from the point of view, if we take the cultural division into rural and urban, we see the difference that the South Asians in this country, those that are from the rural area, their issues are first of all the language barrier and also if we combine it to the cultural as well that they, despite the fact that the older generation has been here for 50-60 years, they still remain faithful to the cultural values they have back home, although things have changed there as well since then. Yeah, so things have changed a lot since.

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