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The Hemoglobin A1c Of African-Americans/Blacks With Diabetes Mellitus Type Two Using Low-Fat Diabetes Plate Diet, Ednah K. Makori May 2019

The Hemoglobin A1c Of African-Americans/Blacks With Diabetes Mellitus Type Two Using Low-Fat Diabetes Plate Diet, Ednah K. Makori

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Diabetes Mellitus type two (DMT2) is a chronic disease that leads to high blood sugar in the body and if not corrected over a period of time, it leads to development of complications. Some of those complications include blindness, kidney failure, and retinopathy, among others. DMT2 continues to affect many people in the USA, especially African-Americans/Black who have the highest prevalence as compared to other races. Proper diet management especially the Low-Fat diabetes diet helps to decrease Hemoglobin A1c, which could result in reduction of risk of developing complications and morbidity related to DMT2. This project was done to educate …