title: Health Care Disparities and Diabetes Care: Practical Considerations for Primary Care Providers.
abstract: Disparities in diabetes care are prevalent in the United States. This article provides an overview of these disparities and discusses both potential causes and efforts to address them to date. The authors focus the discussion on aspects relevant to the patient-provider dyad and provide practical considerations for the primary care provider's role in helping to diminish and eliminate disparities in diabetes care.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, in Nashville, Tenn.
authors.forename: Richard O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Bettina M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Beech
authors.forename: Stephania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller