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| 2025 - Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes Program (Curriculum) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025.1) | 54 |
Number of individuals who lost 5 to 7 percent of body weight |
| 2025.2) | 15 |
Number of people who took part in physical activity for 30 or more minutes on five or more days of the week (may be completed by a minimum of three 10 minute sessions of physical activity) |
| 2025.3) | 54 |
Number of people seen by a health professional as a means of managing their diabetes one or more times during the year |
| 2025.4) | 35 |
Number of people who checked their blood glucose 1 or more times per day |
| 2025.5) | 51 |
Number of people who had their A1C checked in the past year |
| 2025.6) | 54 |
Number of people who utilized a diabetes meal plan (Think your plate/Plate Method, Carbohydrate Counting, glycemic index) |
| 2025.7) | 27 |
Number of people who implemented at least 3 healthy eating practices to help address their diabetes as a result of the program |
| 2025.8) | 51 |
Number of people who had a foot exam in the last year |
| 2025.9) | 35 |
Number of people who set and accomplished at least one goal they set for themselves in the last month |
Author: Danielle Barrett
Major Program: Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes Program (Curriculum)
Knox County has one of the highest rates in the state for diabetes-related deaths located in the “Diabetes Belt” by the Centers of Disease Control. Due to limited resources, available in the county, Community members are often requesting information and support from the local Extension Service. Local health care providers refer patients to the Family Consumer Sciences Agent when they are needing help managing their diabetes. Diabetes is a prevalent disease in the state of Kentucky, a
