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Type 2 Diabetes Research Paper

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Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way in which the body processes blood sugar. Type 2 Diabetes specifically is characterized by the bodies inability to process Insulin correctly, therefore leading to increased sugar and insulin levels in the bloodstream. Individuals get this disease due to poor diets filled with high carb, high sugar, a high fat processed foods and a lack of exercise. Health consequences of Type 2 Diabetes include kidney complications, eye problems, amputation, heart disease, and even death. Type 2 Diabetes is difficult to manage because Diabetics must constantly monitor blood sugar levels. According to the Mayo Clinic, doctors may recommend type 2 diabetics to check their blood glucose levels two or more times a day. Worldwide, the Tohono Indians and Pima Indians of Southern Arizona have the highest rate of Type 2 Diabetes. In these groups they share a commonality of over half of both tribes living below the poverty line. Additionally the US Commodity Supplemental Food Program supplies many of these Native American reservations with packaged foods with no fresh produce. The Pima tribes water was diverged to upstream white …show more content…

It wasn't until 1996 that fresh fruits and vegetables were introduced. The introduction of these healthy food items sadly had minimal affects on the tribes. They had become accustomed to and begun to like the unhealthy foods they had been supplied with for such a lengthy time period, and therefore they were not interested or sure how to use these healthy food options. Fry bread became a Native American tradition thanks to their lack of resources. They made use of the unhealthy supplies they received and created Fry bread by taking dough bread and frying or deep-frying it in oil, shortening, or

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