Marvin Isley of the Isley brothers died Sunday in Chicago at Weiss Memorial Hospital after battling Diabetes. He was 56. He was the youngest brother of the famous R&B and funk group The Isley Brothers, known for the sweet melody of Ronald Isley’s singing voice and the raw guitar sounds that Marvin added. He was the group’s base guitar player after he joined in 1973. Isley stopped performing in 1996 after suffering from complications from diabetes that included a stroke, high blood pressure, the loss of both legs and use of his left hand. His obit is posted in NYTimes.com.
It is sad to loss another black man to diabetes and high blood pressure. In a 2001 interview Marvin Isley told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he regretted spending decades ignoring his diabetes.
"If I would have listened, if I would have understood diabetes like I understood music, maybe these things wouldn't have happened," Isley said.
Diabetes is a growing epidemic, especially for the African-American community. 11.8% of African-Americans suffer from diabetes, compared to 6.6% whites (2006 data). Many Americans today are pre-diabetic and it is linked to unhealthy diet and lifestyle. Like Marvin Isley many African-Americans are loosing limbs due to complications from diabetes. Reports reveal that African-Americans more likely to lose limbs due to vascular disease than other groups.
Let this terrible news be awake up call for others to change over to a healthier lifestyle and take the wholesome supplements needed to support the body.
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