Coventry should be global model for diabetes care for ethnic minorities

Study finds city exhibits more signs of diversity than others worldwide - Diversity in Coventry makes it an ideal model for other developed countries planning diabetes care - Study reveals that one in 10 Coventry residents is from an ethnic minority, but one in three residents with diabetes is an ethnic minority - Study also highlights food and language as the most common barriers to providing diabetes care for ethnic minorities Cities across the developed world should look to Coventry when they plan diabetes services for ethnic minorities. That's the conclusion of a study led by an academic from the University of Warwick. The review suggests Coventry is the most ethnically diverse city, of its size, in the developed world. As a result the researchers believe that Coventry should be the exemplar for other similar cities when commissioning diabetes care for ethnic minorities in the future. The research was led by Dr Peter Zeh Clinical Research Fellow, Warwick Medical School and consisted of a survey of all GP surgeries across the city. An analysis of the data revealed that seven of the eight previously identified cultural barriers to effective diabetes care and management found in the developed world were present in Coventry. The researchers compared Coventry to London, Ontario in Canada, Tampa, Florida in the US and Bologna, Italy.