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Diabetes Industry and Native American Health
WEB-EXCLUSIVE VIDEO, Unnatural Causes
Competing agendas drive the distribution of resources when it comes to diabetes care and prevention. We spend most of our dollars on late-stage care, which not coincidentally is highly profitable to companies that provide those services. To reduce diabetes rates among Native Americans and other populations, we have to advocate for policies that will invest more resources in primary prevention and underlying social conditions.

From the UNNATURAL CAUSES series:  Episode 4 - Bad Sugar