Diabetes silently stalks African-Americans From: The New York Beacon | Date: September 18, 2002| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Mitchell, Shrinda
New York Beacon, The
09-18-2002
Three years ago Phyllis Bell was diagnosed with diabetes. She knew she was
at risk of contracting the disease well before she was diagnosed. Because
of her family history, she made it a point to go to the doctor annually for
check-ups.

Bell's regular trips to the doctor paid off. She was able to take control
of the disease.

"Diabetes is not something I wanted to play around with, and I don't want
to die from any complications," stated Bell.

Usually people wait until they feel sick to seek medical attention, when in
fact they may have diabetes and not ...

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