Healthy Community. Happy Families.
Phone: 270-781-8039
Diabetes Education
Diabetes and prediabetes are common health problems affecting our area. Diabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke, amputations, kidney disease, and blindness.
Diabetes Prevalence in our Area, based upon 2017
Kentucky Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
One in eight, or 33,000 adults in the Barren River District's eight-county area have diagnosed diabetes. An additional 7,700 people have undiagnosed diabetes. One in four people in our area have diabetes and don’t even know it!
Barren- 12%
Butler- 12%
Edmonson- 17%
Hart- 8%
Logan- 8%
Metcalfe- 15%
Simpson- 15%
Warren- 9%
District average= 12%
Kentucky average= 13%
National median= 10.5%
Prevalence of Diagnosed in our Area, based upon
2017 Kentucky Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
One in ten adults in Kentucky have been diagnosed with prediabetes. It is estimated that 1 in 3 adults have undiagnosed prediabetes. In the Barren River area, this would mean around 92,000 adults are at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.
Are You at Risk?
· Overweight
· 45 and older
· Physically Inactive
· Prediabetes
· Family History
Contact Barbara Cruse to register at (270) 781-8039 ext. 219 or barbara.cruse@barrenriverhealth.org.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY:
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Munfordville, Dec. 30th.
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Bowling Green, Jan. 13th.