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\nThe Kentucky Department for Public Health, within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, is using World Diabetes Day on November 14 as a time to bring awareness to diabetes.<\/p>\n
\nThe Kentucky Department for Public Health, within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, is using World Diabetes Day on November 14 as a time to bring awareness to diabetes.<\/p>\n
More than 611,000 Kentucky adults, or about 13 percent of the state\u2019s total population is now estimated to have diabetes. Of those, about 150,000 don\u2019t even realize they have the disease. <\/p>\n
Diabetes remains one of the major public health concerns in Kentucky. Hundreds of thousands are affected and many others are at risk of developing the disease. Lowering the rate of diabetes as well as reducing other health risks associated with the disease requires knowledge and public education. Our diabetes self-management program is achieving these goals and has already helped numerous Kentuckians better manage the disease and lead healthier lives.<\/p>\n
To increase access to accredited programs across Kentucky, the Department for Public Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program launched the Health Living with Diabetes program this year in cooperation with several local health departments throughout the Commonwealth. The purpose of the program is to help people with diabetes better manage the disease by focusing on seven important self-care behaviors including healthy eating; being active; monitoring; taking medications; problem-solving for high and low blood sugars and sick days; healthy coping; and reducing risks for long-term complications like kidney disease, amputations and blindness.<\/p>\n
Governor Matt Bevin officially proclaimed November as Diabetes Awareness Month in Kentucky to help raise awareness about diabetes and those affected by the disease. <\/p>\n
Additional information is available at http:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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