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Among African-Americans diabetes, a disease associated with being overweight or obese, is twice as likely to be diagnosed compared to the general population. African-Americans also suffer more from comorbidities of diabetes, such as high blood pressure (hypertension) and high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia). It has been suggested that the higher rate of diabetes in the community is due to the fact that most African-Americans see diabetes as a genetic disorder over which they have no control and remain noncompliant in their own treatment. Economic disadvantage, lack of access to medical care and cultural behavior are some factors that contribute to the higher rate of diabetes in this community. However, it is not clear whether these factors are responsible or explain all of the differences between African-Americans and others in the US population. Moreover, we can conclude that there are genetic factors at play.

The medical conditions most commonly associated with diabetes are high blood pressure and high cholesterol. African-Americans have a higher risk to these ailments because of the high rate of obesity.5 Metabolic Syndrome is also a component to all of these health issues. The syndrome is described as a group of factors that occur together, which can contribute to a higher chance of heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes. Several factors, environment, diet, availability of quality health care, as well as genetics, contribute to the higher rate of diabetes in the community. In the following sections we examine risk factors for diabetes as well as comorbidities that are predominant among African-Americans.