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In a world first, 芒果直播 Research Program (DARP) funding has supported research into diabetes self-management using a Pasifika Indigenous approach. The program has shown the importance of culturally specific programs delivered by the community.

This study, led by Dr Heena Akbar, implemented a 24-week intervention for 50 M膩ori and Pasifika women with type 2 diabetes to study their self-management.

The recent from the Pasifika Women鈥檚 Diabetes Wellness Program at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) highlighted these sharing their diabetes journey and their culture in a real and engaging way.

The launch marks over a decade of community development and Pasifika-led community research highlighting the importance of addressing public health issues such as diabetes, which disproportionately affects M膩ori and Pasifika communities.

The result is a culturally inclusive and responsive program co-designed and developed by M膩ori and Pasifika women with lived experience of the condition.

鈥淭his research has meant a lot to us as a community. It has been a great journey with a brilliant outcome, which I believe will be impactful for our community,鈥� Dr Akbar said.

芒果直播 Group CEO Justine Cain congratulated Dr Akbar and her team.

鈥淒iabetes research changes lives and that was evident in the recent launch of these digital stories,鈥� Ms Cain said.

鈥溍⒐�直播 is proud to have provided funding to support Dr Akbar to undertake this research which is unique to M膩ori and Pasifika communities in Queensland.鈥�