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Education and Leadership in Glocalization : What does “think globally, act locally” mean for education around the world? 21-24 2014 442 Health practices and integration of local wisdom into self- care of Muslim with diabetic mellitus in three southern border provinces. Pornpen Pataranutaporn Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus. pornpen.ppgmail.com Somkiat Suknantapong Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus. Ssomkiatbunga.pn.psu.ac.th.

1. Abstract

The aims of this study were to explore health practices, describe the integration of local wisdom into self-care of Muslim with Diabetic Mellitus in three southern border provinces and propose guidelines for the self-care of Muslim with diabetic mellitus in three southern border provinces. This study use both qualitative and quantitative methods.The study’s participant consisted of 330 of diabetic mellitus. Interviews including the following aspects, Perception of being a diabetes; Response to diabetes; Being a diabetic cause change in life style; Learning to achieve self-care; Seeking and gaining knowledge for self-care and Learning Pros and Con of diabetes. The finding may provide useful knowledge to health care professionals, thereby allowing them to effectively incorporate southern wisdom with in health care programs, A kinds of herbs were used in control blood sugar levels, as well as religious principles were used in control stress. The results of data offer a reasonable approach in the health care of people with diabetes in the three Muslim southern provinces. Keywords: health practices, local wisdom, self-care, Diabetic mellitus, southern border provinces

2. Background

Diabetes mellitus is a growing public health challenge for Thailand, also one of the most common chronic diseases in the three southern border provinces. One in 13 adult Thais has diabetes, a lifelong illness that increases the risk to suffer heart attacks and strokes at an early age and can lead to premature death. Overtime, diabetes can damage the heart blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Diabetes also exacerbates the impact of infectious disease such as tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS. Diabetes occurs either when the body does not produce enough insulin the hormone that regulates blood sugar or cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. The body’s response to excess glucose in the blood is to get of it through frequent urination. To prevent and control the disease, the World Health Organization announced that 80 percent of people with diabetes can be prevented by modification their lifestyle, the government of Thailand developed a strategy to prevent and control the disease, The strategy also looks at way to provide social and emotional support to people with diabetes. Therefore, it is important to understand the way of life, health behaviors, especially self-care with coping and management in the perspective by themselves, in the context of the Muslim way in the three southern border provinces of Thailand. To explore health practices and integrate with the multi-cultural area, believes, religious and local wisdom, In addition to propose a reasonable approach in the health care of people with diabetes in the three Muslim southern provinces. The benefit of this study will be helpful to those with diabetes having the guideline for the proper care. 3. Objectives. 1. Explore self-care behaviors of Muslim with diabetic mellitus in three southern border provinces. 2. Describes the integration of local wisdom into self- care of Muslim with diabetic mellitus in three southern border provinces. 3. Propose guideline for the self-care of Muslim with Diabetic Mellitus in three southern border provinces.

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