Constructs which might be used as starting points for culturally sensitive diabetes education in British Bangladeshis
· Diabetes is caused by sweet things, a Western diet, and stress
· Diabetes is chronic and incurable, but its effects can be lessened by changes in lifestyle
· Dietary modification is essential for diabetes control, and effort must be made to prepare special food for the family member with diabetes
· A person with diabetes should aim to lose weight if overweight
· Physical labour which produces sweat is beneficial to health
· Sugar, fatty food, and solid fat (including ghee derived from butter) are harmful
· Complications may occur if diabetes is poorly controlled
· Poor diabetic control can be detected by change in the colour of the urine testing strip