Diabetes and Javanese Culture

Dr Dyah Pitaloka, lecturer of Indonesian Study in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sydney, talks about the impact of local culture in the responses of women in rural areas in Central Java to their Type 2 Diabetes.

Dr Dyah pitaloka, 2016 – Private Collection Source: Private collection

Is Type 2 Diabetes really a disease of affluence? How do women in rural areas in Central Java explain being affected by the disease? How does their response actually impact on their health? Dr Dyah Pitaloka, lecturer of Indonesian Study in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sydney, explains.