Watch the Square Mile video which features our project and Supervisor Dr Ruparelia (pictured):
Aim:
To analyse the use of Complementray Alternative Medicines (CAMs) by diabetic patients in the Square Mile of DMU and beyond.
Objectives:
- To estimate the extent of use of complementary medicines used by a sample of diabetic patients within the DMU Square Mile community.
- To explore lay beliefs about complementary medicines and prescribed anti-diabetic medicines in relation to
how individuals control their diabetes.
- To enhance the awareness of DMU Square Mile Community with regard to the use of home remedies to self-treat
diabetes and how this might impact upon the benefits of prescribed anti-diabetic medicines.
- To provide a platform for further research into the use of complementary therapy used for diabetes including parallel analytical studies to determine the level of chemical purity of complementary medicines with anti-diabetic properties.
- To enhance the availability of information about complementary medicines with anti-diabetic properties, thus empowering the Square Mile community and highlighting the health care role of local community pharmacies.
Read an article about our project on the De Montfort University Website by clicking on the picture below:
To analyse the use of Complementray Alternative Medicines (CAMs) by diabetic patients in the Square Mile of DMU and beyond.
Objectives:
- To estimate the extent of use of complementary medicines used by a sample of diabetic patients within the DMU Square Mile community.
- To explore lay beliefs about complementary medicines and prescribed anti-diabetic medicines in relation to
how individuals control their diabetes.
- To enhance the awareness of DMU Square Mile Community with regard to the use of home remedies to self-treat
diabetes and how this might impact upon the benefits of prescribed anti-diabetic medicines.
- To provide a platform for further research into the use of complementary therapy used for diabetes including parallel analytical studies to determine the level of chemical purity of complementary medicines with anti-diabetic properties.
- To enhance the availability of information about complementary medicines with anti-diabetic properties, thus empowering the Square Mile community and highlighting the health care role of local community pharmacies.
Read an article about our project on the De Montfort University Website by clicking on the picture below: