"Diabetes Mellitus" Diabetes mellitus is one of the most serious health problems facing the Native American Indians today. The disease is very common in many tribes cross the United States. "Diabetes plagues our Navajo people and will continue to be an epidemic disease until each of us takes action". Diabetes mellitus is a disease that occurs when the body is not able to use sugar. The body needs sugar for growth and energy for daily …
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…diet. He can't just pick out something from the refrigerator and eat it, but has to watch what he eats. Because of his diabetes, he can't enjoy life as much as he use too. For that reason his loosing interested in everything. I know it's hard for him sometimes but as a grandchild, I have to encourage him to keep perusing his dreams and to be thankful that his family is standing right beside him.