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Originally posted by mgdzkm433:
There are no BGLO's on my campus, so just out of curiosity are you naming the Philanthropies of ceritain BGLO's? Or african-american causes? I was wondering because my dad has type 2 diabetes (and his sister/my aunt has type 1) and he's caucasian--I wasn't sure if I was misreading or if you might have been misinformed. Just curious--not trying to offend anyone.
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I personally an not offended--although others could be. As far as Type 2 diabetes, majority of people that are suffering severely are the African American, Latino and Native American populations. For the Native American populations, especially the Pima Indian Tribes in the US, there is a "program" devoted to understanding the diabetic risk and why the development of diabetes is so severe at a certain age and weight. There is also a Pima tribe in Mexico that suffers from a similar type of diabetes and studies have been done to compare the two in which researchers have found that it was partly because of the diet of the Mexican Pimas that limited their severity to diabetes.
As for African Americans: Black women have the highest rates of clinical obesity with increases their risks to several cardiovascular disease. There are several government programs to understand why this is and how can it be changed. One of the factors for diabetes especially among African Americans is Mature Onset Diabetes in the young or MODY where some people develop type 2 diabetes and are thin!!!
So in essence, when your sorority does the Komen Breast Cancer Walk which is for all person suffering from breast cancer, my sorority is not only doing it for women but for African American women off a "fringe" group that the Komen Breast Cancer Association may have "specially" for African American women, usually as a support group...
Why there are these divisions are unknown to me. There are cultural differences within the American community in handling each illness. But that still doesn't answer your question which I personally think is valid and a good one...
Hell, if someone did a philanthropy for Vice President Cheney and understanding his heart condition which is obviously genetic, then I wouldn't have a problem with it... But there are those out their that are clinging up the ladder to have their disease be worse that someone elses--like a disease can segregate and discriminate... But that's my opinion...