More Diabetes Deaths in Black Children

Filed in archive Challenges , Information , Research on November 20, 2007

According to federal officials, death rates for black children with diabetes were twice as high as for white children during a 25-year period.




Possible reasons? Gaps in medical care and information, black youths living in poor areas may have limited access to medical services and lack quality disease education and healthcare, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"Incidence of type 2 diabetes is increasing. With proper management and access to care, morbidity and mortality from diabetes is preventable, particularly in the pediatric population."

So, the big challenge is that for the government to provide access to medical services and quality disease education and healthcare even to poor (black) communities.

Read the full report at Boston.com.