Author: Ronda Rex
Major Program: Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes Program (Curriculum)
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) states that “millions of people around the world live with diabetes or know someone living with diabetes. Regardless of the type of diabetes, it isn’t yet a curable disease.” According to County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, “the percentage of adults aged 20 and above with diagnosed diabetes in Campbell County is 11% with Kentucky’s percentage at 13%.” According to the Northern Kentucky Health Department reports th
Author: Eugenia Wilson
More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Boyd County we have an increase of individuals with symptoms of prediabetes and so a partnership with Kings Daughters Medical Center to create a non threatening informal group to deliver some valuable information about ways to change change our diet to improve or prevent the way our body deals with sugar and
Author: Lynnette Allen
Breckinridge County health facts reflect 33% adults are obese, 31% report a lack of physical activity, and 12.6% adults have diabetes. In addition local healthcare and school professionals report an increase in youth diabetes in the county. In a continued effort to increase awareness and improve individual wellness, the Breckinridge County Extension Service Family and Consumer Science program is collaborating with the local health department and hospital to provide educational learning and suppo
Author: Heather Norman-Burgdolf
Diabetes costs Kentuckians 3.85 billion annually. According to 2016 Kentucky data, more than 13.1% of Kentucky adults have been diagnosed with diabetes – an increase of 50% since 2000. If these trends continue, 1 in 3 Kentuckians will develop diabetes sometime in their life. Those with diabetes lose an average of 10-15 years of potential life and can develop serious complications such as cardiovascular disease, blindness, kidney failure, and non-traumatic lower extremity amputations.Due to
Author: Mary Hixson
According to State and County health data, Garrard County adult population over 20 is 35% obese, with the American Diabetes Association estimating 15.3% of adult population in Garrard County has been diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes costs Kentucky approximately 5.2 billion each year. the Garrard County Cooperative Extension Service partnered with the Garrard County Library to present Dining with Diabetes to adults with diabetes and/or family members responsible for meal planning and preparation
Author: Audrey Myers
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Blood glucose is your main source of energy and comes from the food you eat. (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2019.) Poorly controlled diabetes increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, kidney disease, nervous system disease, dental disease, amputations, and other problems. In Taylor County, 15% of people have been
Author: Lora Davidson
Diabetes is a very complex disease that can affect the human body in a multitude of ways. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness, kidney disease, heart disease, and amputations, diabetes also claims the lives of more than 80,000 Americans each year. According to the CDC, it was the country's seventh leading cause of death by disease in 2016. Harlan County was ranked 114 out of 120 states in Kentucky for Health Outcomes and has a diabetic rate of 19% followed with an obesity ra
Author: Donna Fryman
According to the 2015 KY Diabetes Report, in 2013- Diabetes was the 7th leading cause of death in Kentucky. Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes are associated with long term complications that threaten quality of life. %. In an effort to educate those affected as well as those that are potentially affected or care for a person affected by this chronic disease, a diabetes support group was establish by the Fleming County Extension Service and the Flemings County Health Department. This was urg
