[WATCH]: Diabetes - A disease that has no cure

More than two million African Americans are estimated to have diabetes. It is a chronic disease that has no cure. Nearly 6% of African American men and 8% of African American women have this disease. Diabetes disproportionately affects African Americans at a rate nearly double that of White Americans. In addition, diabetes death rates for African Americans are 2.5 times higher than their White counterparts. While the number of African Americans affected is significant, many are not aware that they have the disease until they develop one of its life-threatening complications. Education and screening are important factors in the preventions, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes. The Project acknowledges the seriousness of this disease

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