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From Misdiagnosis to Mission: How Kyhla Desire Fights for Black Children With Diabetes

by The Afro December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

The advocate’s story highlights how delayed diagnoses and disparities impact Black youth with Type 1 diabetes.

Can Type 2 Diabetes Be Reversed?

by The Afro December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

When doctors discovered a potentially deadly blood infection, LaVar Ball, who has diabetes, wound up having to undergo three amputations, resulting in the loss of his right leg below the knee.

LaVar Ball’s Amputation Sheds Light on a Health Crisis

by Jennifer Porter Gore March 27, 2025March 28, 2025

Funding Crises Threaten Diabetes Program’s Success

by Jennifer Porter Gore March 25, 2025March 25, 2025

Autoimmune Disease Research Could Help Millions

by Jennifer Porter Gore December 26, 2024December 18, 2024

Experts Weigh in on Diabetes in the Black Community

by The Afro March 26, 2024March 26, 2024

Know Your Numbers, Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes

by The Afro March 20, 2024March 21, 2024

Having Fun While Managing Diabetes

by The Afro November 30, 2023December 1, 2023

Uma Gunasekaran on How Diabetes Isn’t Solely Based on Obesity

by Dallas Weekly April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

Uma Gunasekaran on How Diabetes Isn’t Solely Based on Obesity

by Dallas Weekly March 31, 2023April 5, 2023