Diabetes Mellitus

Paper Summary:

This research examines the diabetes epidemic among African- Americans; the broad range of risk and structural factors that contribute to the disease onset in this population group. The paper focuses on the African-American population, disproportionately affected by diabetes. This study effort emphasizes the necessity for equal application and implementation of health care interventions in the context of disease populations, disease management of the most common, costly and complex treatable diseases, as well as, chronic conditions with the greatest disparities in care.

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Abstract
I. Diabetes in People of Color
i) Understanding
ii) Aims and Objectives
iii) One Voice Counts
II. Review of Relevant and/or Related References

From the Paper:

"On an average, African Americans are 1.8 times more likely to have diabetes than whites of similar age. For every six whites with diabetes, 10 African Americans have diabetes, accompanied with a 27 percent higher mortality rate. Nearly 3.2 million (13.3 %) of all African Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes and suffer from higher rates of serious complications, which include heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, kidney disease, nervous system disease, amputations, neuropathy, dental disease, and complication of pregnancy. Diabetes, one of the most common and costly health problems, is also among the most preventable diseases."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "All About Diabetes." 31 October. <http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp>.
• "The American Diabetes Association 'Sounds the Alert' for More Than Six Million Americans Who Have Diabetes But Don't Know It.", PR Newswire, March 23, 2006. "American Optometric Association: A Third of 21 Million People with Diabetes Unaware They Have It, At Risk For Vision Loss.", US Newswire, November 7, 2005. Attipoe, Gilles. "Diabetes' 'Littlest Victims': Youth Advocate Recounts His Life with the Disease- and His Hope for the Future." Ebony Mar. 2005: 134+.
• Babbington Gabrielle, Long-acting insulins likely to be drug of choice." Australian Doctor 00.00 (Sept 1, 2006).
• Bailey, Eric J. African American Alternative Medicine: Using Alternative Medicine to Prevent and Control Chronic Diseases. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey, 2002.
• Bates, Betsy. "Guidelines: hit type 2 diabetes hard and early. Family Practice News 36.15 (August 1, 2006).

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