Episode 1: Medical Racism, Misdiagnosis & Stereotypes

Panelists:

Taylor Johnson - www.instagram.com/taylorbetic

Dr. Roy Collins - www.instagram.com/dr.royc

Shaw Strothers - www.instagram.com/typeonderful_ https://typeonederfulclothes.com/

Chelcie Rice - www.instagram.com/type1comedian

Mila Clarke-Buckley - www.instagram.com/thehangrywoman https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxLFD9VZ1SHLpCCWuAhX_DA

Topics:

• "The risk of diabetes is 77% higher among African Americans than non-Hispanic white Americans." Certainly we know this anecdotally because of stereotypes, but are we as a Diabetes community talking about the disproportionate assault on black communities enough?

• Race and Misdiagnosis. This is also a fat phobic issue. What part does race at face value play in diagnosis?

• Another stat: Maternal Mortality in Black mothers is 3x higher than white mothers.

• Stereotyping: black people are often pictured as either very poor, or very successful (athletes, entertainers, etc.) what about Black people who aren't poor or even come from wealth?

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