Culturally-Specific Diabetes Care Reduces Disparities in Metabolic Control

Culturally-specific care for Asian Americans (AA) with diabetes may reduce their healthcare disparities and improve outcome. One-year outcomes of an integrated clinic for AA at a tertiary diabetes center previously showed more patients attaining A1C 0.85). Percentage of patients with A1C 0.25). Despite financial and language difficulties, staff providing clinical care tailored to the need of AA, the AAC was able to reduce healthcare disparity in metabolic outcomes in Asian Americans with diabetes over a long duration. Disclosure K. Lau: None. D.M. Pober: None. S.N. Mehta: None. W.C. Hsu: Board Member; Self; Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.. Advisory Panel; Self; Twine Health, Inc. G.L. King: Research Support; Self; Sanofi-Aventis.