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Podcast en Español: Prevención de la Diabetes

Posted January 2nd, 2009 by Mary
in
Source: 
Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health
Writer: 
Podcast producer: Jordan Coriza
Healthy eating habits are important in avoiding or managing diabetes. (photo: store.diabetes.org)

Diabetes type 2 affects many Latinos.  For every two Latino children born in the USA after the year 2000, one will develop diabetes at some point in his or her life.

Portuguese Fair Connects Brazilians to Health Screenings

Posted December 1st, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Genésio Jacinto Cassimiro (right) talks to a worker at the Família, Amigos e Saúde health fair in Allston, Mass. (photo: E. A. de Oliveira, EthnicNEWz.org)

Dr. Enrique Caballero: "Diabetes is a Family Affair"

Posted November 1st, 2008 by
in
Source: 
EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira

Genetics and Diet Linked to Diabetes in Latinos

Posted October 26th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Sandee LaMarche (right), of the Nashua Area Health Center, talks to Marciano and Alicia Mungia about diabetes. (photo: EthnicNEWz.org, E. A. de Oliveira)

African American Women: Skip the Soda and Fruit Drinks to Avoid Diabetes

Posted August 1st, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang
Drinking at least two sodas or sweetened beverages daily increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 25 to 30%, in a study of African American women who initially had no diabetes. (image from kidshealth.org)

Spanish-language Guide Helps Diabetics Compare Meds and Costs

Posted July 20th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org and AHRQ
Writer: 
M. Thang

A new Spanish-language guide for Latino adults with type 2 diabetes explains the differences between various medications for diabetes, as well as their costs.

Video: Making Strides Against Diabetes — and Racial Disparities

Posted July 19th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
NNNonline.org
Writer: 
Chris Lovett and Damola Curtis
Image from NNNonline.org

Neighborhood Network News has produced a video profile of a health center in Dorchester, Boston, that is trying a new approach to treating diabetes and reducing racial disparities in health.

Latinos Living Well With Diabetes

Posted June 1st, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Cosme Neles, who has diabetes, takes a moment in his apartment in Nashua, NH, to take one of his two daily doses of insulin. (Photo: Eduardo A. de Oliveira, EthnicNewz.org)

Kidney Disease Crosses Racial Divides

Posted April 21st, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Francisco Cornejo, center, undergoes dialysis three times per week, four hours each time. He has been on the wait list for a kidney transplant since October 2007. (Photo: Fresenius Medical Care)

Obese Latino Youth May Be At Risk for Diabetes and Heart Disease as Young Adults

Posted March 9th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang
Dr. Enrique Caballero, endocrinologist and director of the Latino Health Initiative, among other roles he has at the Joslin Diabetese Center in Boston, Mass. (Photo from joslin.org)
Story Location
Joslin Diabetes Center
1 Joslin Place
Boston, MA, 02215
United States
See map: Google Maps

Obese Latino children and teens may be at risk for developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease at a young age, according to a study conducted at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, Mass.

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