Diabetes (DM) is the fourth leading cause of death in AA. About 2.3 million (approximately 10.8 per cent) of African Americans in the United ... Read More
Diabetes
Alternative Devices For Checking Insulin
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Many people who take insulin to manage their diabetes inject the insulin with a needle and syringe that delivers ... Read More
Diabetes in the Black Community
(BlackDoctor.org) -- You can get diabetes if your body does not use insulin right. Insulin changes the sugars in food into energy. Type 1 ... Read More
Coffee Lovers May Ward Off Diabetes
(BlackDoctor.org) -- New studies show that there are more benefits to drinking coffee than the jolt of energy it provides. Research shows ... Read More
Taking Great Care Of Diabetic Feet
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Diabetes is a disease of the human endocrine system that affects an individual’s ability to produce sufficient insulin, ... Read More
Diabetes: Risky Perceptions
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Tuesday, March 23 is the 22nd annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day, a one-day, "wake-up" call asking ... Read More
Ethnic Groups Differ On Type 2 Diabetes Risk
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Type 2 diabetes occurs greatly in African-Americans than in whites. Even though some experts say because of obesity but ... Read More
Early Diabetes Screening is Key
(BlackDoctor.org) -- More than 3 million African Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes. Researchers say for every African American ... Read More