Diabetes Control Program

• In Kentucky, about 12 percent (or one out of every eight) of adults have diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes.
• About 254,000 Kentucky adults have diabetes.
• Kentucky ranks fourth nationally in the rate of obesity and lack of physical activity.
• Thirteen percent of Kentucky high school students have been told they were at risk of getting diabetes, due to their nutrition and activity habits.
• Obesity, poor nutrition, and lack of regular physical activity are risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
• There is a link between diabetes and heart disease, between diabetes and stroke, and between diabetes and death. 
• Other risk factors for diabetes include high blood pressure, high blood fats, pre-diabetes, having a baby weighing more than 9 pounds at birth, polycystic ovary syndrome, history of blood vessel disease, 45 years old or older, family history of diabetes or being in a high-risk population.
• An estimated 611,000 or 40 percent of Kentucky adults aged 40 to 74 have pre-diabetes and are high-risk for developing diabetes.

If you think you might be at risk for diabetes, the Health Department can give you the American Diabetes Association's Risk Test. To take the test, or for more information on diabetes, contact Jan Lazarus at 859.363.2116 or Joan Geohegan at 859.363.2115.

Diabetes Control Program
The Health Department’s Diabetes Control Program is a self-management training program for adults, and is recognized by the American Diabetes Association. The program is facilitated by two Certified Diabetes Educators, one is a registered nurse and the other is a registered dietitian. The Health Department offers individual and group sessions to help you learn to manage your diabetes. Specific information is given on healthy eating, physical activity and coping with a chronic disease. The program is offered in the county health centers. Counseling is also available in Spanish upon request. For more information or to make an appointment, please call the county health center most convenient to you. For a printable informational diabetes brochure, click here (Please note Adobe Acrobat is required to view the brochure).

Diabetes Support Groups 
The Health Department sponsors two adult diabetes support groups. The first meets from 10 a.m. to noon every third Friday of the month at the Boone County Health Center, 7505 Burlington Pike, Florence, Ky. The second meets from 10 a.m. to noon every second Thursday of the month at the Campbell County Senior Center, 3504 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. For more information on the support groups, please call Jan Lazarus at 859.363.2116 or Joan Geohegan at 859.363.2115. Note: If county schools are closed due to inclement weather, the support groups will not meet.