America Can Prevent (and Control) Type 2 Diabetes. So Why Aren’t We Doing It?

USA Today - October 01, 2023

Shivani Agarwal, M.D., M.P.H., discusses a study she led that found structural issues, such as poverty, racism, and unequal access to healthy food and high-quality medical care, contribute to the high rates of diabetes around the world. Dr. Agarwal is associate professor of medicine and associate director of the Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism at Einstein and an endocrinologist at Montefiore.

Diabetes Will Be ‘A Defining Disease of This Century’ As Global Cases Are Set to Surpass One Billion by 2050

STAT News - June 22, 2023

Shivani Agarwal, M.D., M.P.H., discusses a series in The Lancet, which she led, that described the exponential growth of diabetes globally, driven by structural racism and geographic inequities, and outlines action plans to address the issue. Dr. Agarwal is associate professor of medicine and associate director of the Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism at Einstein and an endocrinologist at Montefiore.

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