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Singer Angie Stone is going touring the country raising awareness about diabetes. / Photo by Shevry LassiterThe Washington Informer caught up with soul singer Angie Stone during the Congressional Black Caucus annual legislative conference held in Washington, D.C. last week. Stone became a spokesperson for the Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered (F.A.C.E) diabetes initiative sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company, and sat down to discuss the importance of her new role.
Arthritis is the single greatest cause of chronic pain and disability among Americans and costs the nation more than $128 billion a year in medical care and lost earnings. African Americans, Latinos, and women with arthritis suffer more severe pain and limitations, studies show. Specifically, African Americans and Latinos with diabetes are more likely than their Caucasian counterparts to receive amputations rather than limb-preserving surgical treatments.
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