Videos about Diabetes in Appalachia
- Diabetes Plagues West Virginia County
- The population of Logan County, WV has a population of 36,000. It's hill country. And coal mining country. And for reasons that aren't quite clear, it's diabetes country. A 2008 Centers for Disease Control report put the estimated rate of diabetes in Logan County at 14.8 percent, the highest in the United States. No family has been hit harder than the Blankenships.
- Diabetes Treatment Costs on the Rise
- In total, health care expenses can cost each American diabetic more than $6,500 a year -- an expense more than twice what the average non-diabetic incurs -- according to the American Diabetes Association. So what happens when diabetics are forced to choose between rent and refills?
- Obesity & Diabetes in Appalachia
- A recent news report describes this growing concern.