Diabetes a concern

for half of Americans

Source: WebMd

Half of Americans have diabetes or are well on their way to getting it, a new study estimates.

As the U.S. population has grown older and heavier, the number of people who are having trouble controlling their blood sugar has climbed.

Two decades ago, about one in 10 adults had diabetes. Now, the number is closer to one in seven or eight, or 12 percent to 14 percent.

Another 38 percent of people have blood sugar high enough to put them on the cusp of that diagnosis, a risk category doctors call prediabetes.

The new research also underscored the heavy toll the disease is taking on certain ethnic groups. African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans were about twice as likely to have diabetes as whites. They were also more likely to go undiagnosed.

While roughly one-third of whites had not been diagnosed with diabetes, half of Asian-Americans and Hispanics were unaware of their condition.

Students to get free fruit and vegetables

FREE Fresh Fruits and Vegetables at Albany Elementary School will be available EVERY Wednesday during snack time for AES students. Parents, please encourage your child to participate in the program.

Students to get free breaksfast and lunch

A friendly reminder ALL students in Clinton County School District will receive FREE breakfast and lunch.

For more information please contact April Speck, Clinton County Healthy Hometown Coordinator at 606-387-2051 or april.speck@clinton.kyschools.us

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Healthy Hometown is working toward a “healthy” Clinton County.