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The incidence of Diabetes in the African-American population is nearly twice that of whites in the US; further, their likelihood of having a limb amputated or developing kidney disease is seven times higher than in whites. 
 
A meeting was recently held in Baltimore to try to address the problem, raise awareness of the disease and risks, and the importance of obtaining treatment.

Baltimore's African-American Diabetes Epidemic Tackled at ...

Yahoo! News - 6/21/2006 4:11 PM

BALTIMORE, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions nationwide - and the incidence among African-Americans is almost double that of white Americans. African-Americans also are seven times more likely to have a limb amputated and develop kidney failure as a result of the disease. The picture in Maryland is just as alarming - 9.5 percent of African-Americans have diabetes, as opposed to six percent of whites. In response, approximately 60 prominent members of Baltimore's African-American and healthcare communities convened today at the "African-American Leadership Summit: The Diabetes Epidemic" to discuss the problem, its impact on Baltimore, and pos
 
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