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/PRNewswire/ -- T1D Exchange, a nonprofit organization that drives meaningful research and innovation in the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), today...
Medtronic Announces Ongoing Initiatives to Address Health Equity for People of Color Living with Diabetes New Partnerships and Research Efforts Prioritized Over the Next Three Years to Address Health Disparities News provided by Share this article Share this article MINNEAPOLIS, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced its ongoing commitment to health equity for people of color living with diabetes. The company committed investments in partnerships with the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and T1D Exchange, as well...
Black People With COVID-19 More Likely to Develop Diabetic Ketoacidosis by Colleen Fleiss on January 9, 2021 at 2:31 AM Black people with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 are four times more likely to be hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis, stated a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Health disparities refer to unequal health status or health care between groups of people due to differences in their background, physical traits or their environment. These differences include race/ethnicity, country of origin, sex, ...
Diabetic ketoacidosis was more prevalent among racial minorities with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19, researchers reported. In a cross-sectional study of 180 with type 1 diabetes and lab-confirmed COVID-19 infection, Black and Hispanic patients were significantly more likely to also present with diabetic ketoacidosis than white patients, Osagie Ebekozien, MD, MPH, of the T1D Exchange in Boston, and colleagues wrote in the While only 13% of white patients with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 presented with diabetic ketoacidosis, an alarming 33% of Hispanic and 55% of non-Hispanic Black patients di...
E-Mail WASHINGTON--Black and Hispanic people with COVID-19 and diabetes are more likely than Caucasians to die or have serious complications, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Health disparities refer to unequal health status or health care between groups of people due to differences in their background, physical traits or their environment. These differences include race/ethnicity, country of origin, sex, income and disability. Minorities are disproportionately affected by diabetes and COVID-19 and are more likel...