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The Kentucky Diabetes Prevention and Control Program has a long-standing history of excellence within the Green River District Health Department and is considered a model program! This program has been a mainstay within the Green River District for over 20 years and continues to provide services by certified diabetes educators including: patient education classes, continuing education for professionals awareness programs, data collection, involvement in state level activities, coalition building at both the state and local level.

• Diabetes is an epidemic!!!

• Over 445,200 (14.3% or 1 in 7) adult Kentuckians have diabetes, one third of whom are undiagnosed!

• The Kentucky Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (KDPCP) estimates that 611,000 (40.1%) adult Kentuckians age 40-74 have pre-diabetes --- a major risk factor for diabetes, heart attack and stroke!

• The most recent data from 2007 shows the Kentucky rate for diagnosed diabetes was the 9th highest in the nation at 9.9%, compared to a national rate of 8.1%
  

• Many people do not have any signs or symptoms of diabetes! Possible signs or symptoms to look for: very thirsty, very hungry, having to urinate a lot, more tired than usual, dry, itchy skin, blurred vision or sores that will not heal.
  

For more information, contact the Green River District Health Department Kentucky Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs at 270-852-5563, 270-852-5454 or 270-852-5475.

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