Almost everyone knows someone who has diabetes. An estimated 18.2 million people in the United States—6.3 percent of the population—have ... Read More
Diabetes
Eliminate Disparities In Diabetes
Diabetes was the sixth leading cause of death in the year 2000.1 More than 20.8 million Americans have diabetes. Diabetes is a group of ... Read More
Diabetes Diagnosis
Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. People with diabetes have problems converting food to energy. After a ... Read More
Diabetes: Taking The Steps To Lower The Risk
Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. People with diabetes have problems converting food to energy. After a ... Read More
What Type of Disease is Diabetes
Confronting Diabetes in High-Risk Populations Some populations have higher rates of diabetes. African Americans, Hispanic Americans, ... Read More
Diabetes Risk Assessment Test
(BlackDoctor.org) – In the simplest terms, having diabetes means your blood sugar (also called glucose) is too high. It’s a serious disease ... Read More
Diabetes Mellitus In African Americans
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
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
