{"id":6422,"date":"2020-07-07T01:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T01:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/?p=6422"},"modified":"2021-01-13T00:28:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T06:28:11","slug":"health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/","title":{"rendered":"Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roti. Sugar Cake. Dumpling. Tamarind Ball. Bake. Buss Up Shut. Pilau. Sorrel. Mauby. Bun and cheese. The comfort foods. We all know that too much of a good thing can be bad for you, but when your culture is inextricably tied to your food &#8211; is there ever such thing as too much culture? I talked with <a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/dr-kelly-wood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Kelly<\/a>, a board-certified endocrinologist who specializes in caring for patients with diabetes, about how people of the Caribbean diaspora can satisfy cravings for Caribbean culture and flavors of home without making choices that are detrimental to our health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/5-ways-that-your-caribbean-culture-could-kill-you\/\">Is Your Caribbean Culture Killing You?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dr_kelly_quote-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Quote from Dr. Kelly - &quot;...as Caribbean people, when we think about food, we think about your aunt coming over, your grandmother, your cousins, and we all just eating our food. So, I get that it's comforting. I get that it makes us feel more more connected, but we really have to make some changes for our health...&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-6423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dr_kelly_quote-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dr_kelly_quote-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dr_kelly_quote-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dr_kelly_quote-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dr_kelly_quote-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dr_kelly_quote-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dr_kelly_quote.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this clip from the SocaMom Summit, Dr. Kelly Wood talks about how and why diabetes affects the Caribbean diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[CLIP] How High is the Risk of Getting Type 2 Diabetes for People of Caribbean Descent | SocaMom\u00ae\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SafgvNi_7X8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full session was phenomenal. Dr. Kelly explained the types of diabetes, how each type affects the body, and how it can be reversed in some patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do we make lifestyle changes to help us prevent or reverse diabetes in the Caribbean diaspora when we often use food to connect to culture? In this clip, <a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/dr-kelly-wood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Kelly<\/a>, a board-certified endocrinologist born and educated in Barbados, shares some key adjustments that we can make to improve our health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[CLIP] Small Changes We Can Make to Prevent, Reverse, or Control Diabetes | SocaMom\u00ae\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lalNlmzJb8c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you know anyone battling diabetes? To learn more about the disease, watch the full session here &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Diabetes in the Caribbean Diaspora: Strategies and Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch on Youtube &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jLSrGPw0im0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jLSrGPw0im0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch on Facebook &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socamomdotcom\/videos\/579725629591780\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socamomdotcom\/videos\/579725629591780\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBg6FiaArqD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBg6FiaArqD\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch on SocaMomSummit.com &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/sessions\/diabetes-in-the-caribbean-diaspora-strategies-and-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/sessions\/diabetes-in-the-caribbean-diaspora-strategies-and-solutions\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diabetes in the Caribbean Diaspora: Strategies and Solutions\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jLSrGPw0im0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are your thoughts on this session? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socamomdotcom\/videos\/579725629591780\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join the conversation on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roti. Sugar Cake. Dumpling. Tamarind Ball. Bake. Buss Up Shut. Pilau. Sorrel. Mauby. Bun and cheese. The comfort foods. We all know that too much of a good thing can be bad for you, but when your culture is inextricably&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#more-6422\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora?<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[357,17,353],"tags":[243,341,374,333],"class_list":["post-6422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","category-health-wellness","category-socamom-summit","tag-caribbean-food","tag-coronavirus","tag-diabetes","tag-food","blog_design-has-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora? - Socamom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this clip, Dr. Kelly, a board-certified endocrinologist born and educated in Barbados, talks about diabetes and the Caribbean diaspora.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora? - Socamom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this clip, Dr. Kelly, a board-certified endocrinologist born and educated in Barbados, talks about diabetes and the Caribbean diaspora.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Socamom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socamomdotcom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-07-07T01:11:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-13T06:28:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"954\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Eva Wilson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@socamomdc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@socamomdc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Eva Wilson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Eva Wilson\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#\/schema\/person\/ae448fb8a8731a8ff788972ac8b57980\"},\"headline\":\"Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora?\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-07T01:11:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-13T06:28:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/\"},\"wordCount\":311,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"caribbean food\",\"coronavirus\",\"diabetes\",\"food\"],\"articleSection\":[\"COVID-19\",\"Health &amp; Wellness\",\"SocaMom Summit\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/\",\"name\":\"Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora? - Socamom\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-07T01:11:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-13T06:28:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"In this clip, Dr. Kelly, a board-certified endocrinologist born and educated in Barbados, talks about diabetes and the Caribbean diaspora.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg\",\"width\":850,\"height\":954,\"caption\":\"FOOD IN VIEQUES\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/\",\"name\":\"Socamom\",\"description\":\"Because Motherhood is CAH-NEE-VAL!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Socamom.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/eva_socamom_headshot.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/eva_socamom_headshot.jpg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"Socamom.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socamomdotcom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/socamomdc\",\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/socamom\",\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/socamom\",\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/socamom\",\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/evawilson\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#\/schema\/person\/ae448fb8a8731a8ff788972ac8b57980\",\"name\":\"Eva Wilson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/baae34d279c5dcbc014642bcf7018fdb7e5a3a9900a0cdd359182403c5f40c75?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/baae34d279c5dcbc014642bcf7018fdb7e5a3a9900a0cdd359182403c5f40c75?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Eva Wilson\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/author\/socasoca\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora? - Socamom","description":"In this clip, Dr. Kelly, a board-certified endocrinologist born and educated in Barbados, talks about diabetes and the Caribbean diaspora.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora? - Socamom","og_description":"In this clip, Dr. Kelly, a board-certified endocrinologist born and educated in Barbados, talks about diabetes and the Caribbean diaspora.","og_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/","og_site_name":"Socamom","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socamomdotcom","article_published_time":"2020-07-07T01:11:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-01-13T06:28:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":850,"height":954,"url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Eva Wilson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@socamomdc","twitter_site":"@socamomdc","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Eva Wilson","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/"},"author":{"name":"Eva Wilson","@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#\/schema\/person\/ae448fb8a8731a8ff788972ac8b57980"},"headline":"Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora?","datePublished":"2020-07-07T01:11:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-13T06:28:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/"},"wordCount":311,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg","keywords":["caribbean food","coronavirus","diabetes","food"],"articleSection":["COVID-19","Health &amp; Wellness","SocaMom Summit"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/","url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/","name":"Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora? - Socamom","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg","datePublished":"2020-07-07T01:11:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-13T06:28:11+00:00","description":"In this clip, Dr. Kelly, a board-certified endocrinologist born and educated in Barbados, talks about diabetes and the Caribbean diaspora.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg","width":850,"height":954,"caption":"FOOD IN VIEQUES"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/health-vs-culture-how-does-diabetes-affect-the-caribbean-diaspora\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Health vs. Culture: How Does Diabetes Affect the Caribbean Diaspora?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#website","url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/","name":"Socamom","description":"Because Motherhood is CAH-NEE-VAL!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#organization","name":"Socamom.com","url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/eva_socamom_headshot.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/eva_socamom_headshot.jpg","width":200,"height":200,"caption":"Socamom.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socamomdotcom","https:\/\/x.com\/socamomdc","http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/socamom","http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/socamom","http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/socamom","http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/evawilson"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#\/schema\/person\/ae448fb8a8731a8ff788972ac8b57980","name":"Eva Wilson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/baae34d279c5dcbc014642bcf7018fdb7e5a3a9900a0cdd359182403c5f40c75?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/baae34d279c5dcbc014642bcf7018fdb7e5a3a9900a0cdd359182403c5f40c75?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Eva Wilson"},"url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/author\/socasoca\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/what_to_do_in_vieques_puerto_rico_socamom_13.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6422"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6428,"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6422\/revisions\/6428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}