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- Researchers Say Aggressively Treating Pre-diabetes Could Stop Or Delay Future Diabetic Complications
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- Ket Offers Program About Diabetes Prevention And Control
KET's "Connections with Renee Shaw" is offering a program about diabetes prevention and control on KET2 Friday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. and KET Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1:30 p.m. This programming could not be more timely, since Kentucky, along with parts of Appalachia...
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Authors of The Great Diabetes Epidemic will talk on KET about its causes, myths, complications, treatment and prevention
Kentucky Health News
The message that the authors of The Great Diabetes Epidemic: A Manifesto for Control and Prevention want readers to take from their book is that "diabetes is a serious, but preventable disease, if proper early interventions are implemented through a community-based, public health approach," KET says in a press release.
Authors Dr. Gilbert Friedell and J. Isaac Joyner will discuss this message with host Renee Shaw, and look at the root causes of the high number of diabetes cases in the U.S. and what needs to be done about it, on "Connections with Renee Shaw" on KET2 Friday, March 27 at 5 p.m. ET and on KET Sunday, March 29 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Other topics discussed include common misconceptions and barriers to treatment, belief systems around diabetes that aren't based on fact, and the significant health ramifications of the disease, including complications such as blindness, amputations and renal failure.
"In Kentucky alone, for example, there are 72,000 diabetes-related cases of blindness and visual impairment diagnosed each year ? roughly 200 per day," KET notes.
The message that the authors of The Great Diabetes Epidemic: A Manifesto for Control and Prevention want readers to take from their book is that "diabetes is a serious, but preventable disease, if proper early interventions are implemented through a community-based, public health approach," KET says in a press release.
Authors Dr. Gilbert Friedell and J. Isaac Joyner will discuss this message with host Renee Shaw, and look at the root causes of the high number of diabetes cases in the U.S. and what needs to be done about it, on "Connections with Renee Shaw" on KET2 Friday, March 27 at 5 p.m. ET and on KET Sunday, March 29 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Other topics discussed include common misconceptions and barriers to treatment, belief systems around diabetes that aren't based on fact, and the significant health ramifications of the disease, including complications such as blindness, amputations and renal failure.
"In Kentucky alone, for example, there are 72,000 diabetes-related cases of blindness and visual impairment diagnosed each year ? roughly 200 per day," KET notes.
- Four Ways To Stop The Great Diabetes Epidemic, Which Affects 1 In 7 Kentuckians And Could Affect 1 In 4 (those With Pre-diabetes)
By Isaac Joyner, MPH and Gilbert H. Friedell, M.D. Kentucky has a state bird, the cardinal; a state flower, goldenrod; and a state tree, the tulip poplar. And now, thanks to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we have...
- Ten Common Myths About Diabetes Busted
Kentucky ranks 17th in diabetes, and many Kentuckians are newly diagnosed every year with the disease, usually Type 2 diabetes. The diagnosis can be overwhelming, especially if you don't have your facts straight. A report by Healthgrades on the CNN...
- Researchers Say Aggressively Treating Pre-diabetes Could Stop Or Delay Future Diabetic Complications
Treating pre-diabetes as if it is diabetes could delay or prevent future related health complications, according to doctors from three leading research institutions and the American Diabetes Association, says a press release from the University of North...
- Kentucky, In Diabetes Belt, Needs To Do More To Keep Percentage Of Residents With Costly Disease From Rising, Advocates Say
By Dr. Gilbert Friedell and Isaac Joyner World Diabetes Day is Nov. 14, and we urgently need to address this plague right here at home. Diabetes is a major public health problem ? an epidemic ? in the United States. One out of 10 people...
- Ket Offers Program About Diabetes Prevention And Control
KET's "Connections with Renee Shaw" is offering a program about diabetes prevention and control on KET2 Friday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. and KET Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1:30 p.m. This programming could not be more timely, since Kentucky, along with parts of Appalachia...