Minorities Have Higher Rates Of Diabetes

From US Food and Drug Administration, Consumer Update, "Fighting Diabetes' Deadly Impact on Minorities:"

Diabetes affects nearly 26 million Americans (8.3% of the population).***Who has diabetes? According to the National Health Interview Survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Census Bureau:

• 17.5% of American Indians/Alaska natives
  
• 16.3% of American Indians/Native Americans
  
• 13.2% of Hispanics
  
• 12.9% of non-Hispanic blacks
  
• 9.1% of Asian Americans
  
• 7.6% of non-Hispanic whites 18 and older