It's fascinating yet baffling how Diabetes unequally affects minorities, especially in the Hispanic population. The American Diabetes Association indicates that the disease is indeed more common in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

People are fighting to solve the disparity, and students in the University of Arizona's Public Health Department have actually started to make a dent.

"Defeating Diabetes Through Dance and Diet" was developed by Sunnyside School District's Challenger Middle School to promote awareness of Diabetes and help fight it for those whom already have it, through nutrition and exercise. Type-2 Diabetes was the more common form found among the students.

UA Masters student Ada Dieke took charge when she found out about the program.

"If there was any program that incorporated so many aspects that I’d like to include in my career, this was it," Dieke said in an article written for the UA's Center for Health Equality.

According to the Diabetes Association, "People with diabetes have to take extra care to make sure that their food is balanced with insulin and oral medications, and exercise to help manage their blood glucose levels."

Dieke joins with the students when they meet after school once a week and take hip-hop classes or have dietary lessons which involves cooking.

People with pre-diabetes have impaired fasting glucose (IFG), which increases the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. According to a study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2003-2006 among Americans over the age of 20, IFG was prevelant in 21.1 percent non-Hispanic African Americans, 25 percent for non-Hispanic Caucasians and 26.1 percent for Mexican Americans.

Looking at these statistics, among more, really makes me question why exactly these disparities exist, and what can we do to solve them?