title: Managing type 2 diabetes in Black patients.
abstract: Despite many novel treatments available for managing type 2 diabetes mellitus, Black patients continue to disproportionately suffer complications associated with poor glycemic control. This article describes a comprehensive approach to managing diabetes mellitus in these patients while addressing cultural nuances that may be barriers to positive outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Adeola Akindana is a diabetes education program coordinator/diabetes educator: Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at Doctors Community Hospital, Lanham, Md. Chioma Ogunedo is a clinical director at Peace and Harmony Homecare, LLC, Foxboro, Mass.
authors.forename: Adeola
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akindana
authors.forename: Chioma
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ogunedo
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D015897:Comorbidity; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic