Article Summary The article interrogates the diabetes situation in the United States as a public health concern. Beckles and Chou (2016) analyze the diabetes situation by analyzing two periods. The first period is between 1992 and 2002, while the second period is between 2011 and 2014. The authors reckon that there have been significant changes in lifestyles and standards of living over the years. The working hypothesis is that these advancements made by humans have a role to play in influencing human susceptibility to such diseases. Beckles and Chou (2016) expect that the study will indicate a significant change in diabetes cases that are in tandem with the social factors. The socioeconomic factors considered for the study are race, educational attainment, and income to poverty-ratio. They analyze these factors alongside the periods indicated and drew data from various databases. The results of the article eventually establish a positive correlation with the hypothesis provided at the start. Over the period, the races were all affected by diabetes, and their socioeconomic status also improved in a varied way. Three Key Issues Discussed in the Study Disparities in the races were prevalent in the study, and different races were affected variably by diabetes. Diabetes was most prevalent amongst African Americans, followed by Hispanics and eventually the White, non-Hispanic. This phenomenon was constant during the first and last periods of the study. The number of people infected by diabetes, however, gradually decreased as the numbers during the second period indicated. The non-uniform decrease in numbers was attributed to the variations in the socioeconomic status of various races. Educational attainment was best achieved by the non-Hispanic White people compared to the other two races. African Americans were the least improved in terms of educational attainment, and this was reflected in the number of diabetes cases. The third key issue discussed in the article was the income-to-poverty ratio. The income-to-poverty ratio improved across the board for all the races but was best improved amongst non-Hispanic White. African Americans were the least improved in this regard too and this was attributed to their high diabetes cases. Reasons Health Disparities Exist in Society Health disparities exist in society due to the apparent differences in lifestyle and history of various people. Some diseases are caused by differences in how people lead their lives and a high number of these diseases are seen amongst those who lead the most unfavorable lifestyle. Places where people live and the kind of social amenities available to them is also a recurrent issue. African Americans mostly live in neighborhoods that are ridden with crime and insecurity. The quality of the air they breathe and the food they take is sometimes unhealthy. Healthcare facilities such as hospitals and pharmacies are also deficient in some areas compared to others. The unavailability of these healthcare facilities ensures that the groups living in these areas cannot access healthcare in time to prevent the advancement of diseases. Health disparities also exist due to administrative failures that do not adequately focus on ensuring equality in healthcare is achieved. The history of mistrust and discrimination by some groups promotes mist