Medical Economics June 13, 2022
Alexandra Jellerette

Constant communication and education are critical to help patients manage their diabetes symptoms and avoid costly complications.

About 10% of people in the United States live with diabetes, but the incidence is higher among African-Americans. In Washington, D.C., where the Howard University Hospital Diabetes Treatment Center (DTC) serves 7,000 diabetes patients, the incidence is roughly double that national rate, says Dr. Gail Nunlee-Bland, an endocrinologist and longtime center director.

Constant communication and education are critical to help patients manage their symptoms and avoid costly complications that can rob patients of mobility, eyesight and even their lives. Nunlee-Bland received grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine to build and later refine a patient portal and...

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