Diabetes Type II in Vulnerable Populations: Reflections on (Upon) the Role of the State and the Relevance of the Issue in Teacher Training College

Abstract

In this work I expose the importance of approaching diabetes type II from complex perspectives, which go beyond the biological perspectives of the subjects dedicated to health education in Biology Teacher Training Institutes. I outline the relationship between poverty and diabetes type II without delving into the metabolic mechanisms involved. I characterize the HMM (Hegemonic Medical Model), the empirical/functional paradigm, functionalist public health and the State approaches to type II diabetes in vulnerable populations.

Keywords

• poverty
• type ii diabetes
• hegemonic medical model
• teacher training