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A 15 page paper which examines the various health, genetic, socioeconomic, environmental, and cultural factors that would explain why the black community has been affected by diabetes in ever increasing numbers. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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bodys cells" (Bailey, 2000, p. 72). It affects more than 18 million people in the United States alone, which breaks down to 6.3 percent of the total population, and
according to the Centers for Disease Control, is the nations sixth leading cause of death (Mullins et al, 2005; Tilghman, 2003). The effect diabetes has on the human body
are numerous and life threatening. They can run the gamut from nerve and blood vessel damage to retinopathy (a diseased retina that can cause blindness), kidney failure, arteriosclerosis (hardening
of the arteries that can cause stroke), poor leg and feet circulation that can produce ulcerous infections and possibly amputation (Anderson, 2004). There are four etiological forms of diabetes
mellitus, with the most common forms being type I (insulin-dependent) and type II (noninsulin-dependent), special conditions that can be caused by either a genetic problem or a reaction to chemical
exposure, and gestational that manifests itself in females during pregnancy (Bailey, 2000). Type I diabetes is the most serious, and accounts for approximately 10 percent of diabetics, with 3
percent of new cases being diagnosed each year throughout the United States (Bailey, 2000). Type I involves the destruction of pancreatic cells that are responsible for producing insulin.
Although it can develop at any age, it is described as juvenile onset because most cases are diagnosed well before the ages of 30, and treatment commonly includes insulin injections,
a strict diet that monitors carbohydrates and consists of saturated fats, and frequent exercise to burn excess glucose (sugar) (Bailey, 2000). Type II, adult-onset diabetes does not dependent upon
insulin for treatment, and can develop either "when the pancreas doesnt produce sufficient amounts of insulin (a hormone that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood), or when the
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