Poor nutrition increases risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and more.
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Preventing and Treating Prediabetes
1 in 3 Kentucky adults has prediabetes, about 1.1 million individuals. More than 70% don't even know they have prediabetes. Learn more about preventing and treating prediabetes.
Fall Health Classes and Events
Upcoming health classes and events include Understanding Drug Addiction, Sweet Enough Without Sugar, Understanding Diabetes, and the County Challenge Walk.
Heart Disease in Men
Heart Disease in Men Adult Health Bulletin Cardiovascular disease, or heart disease, is a term used to describe a wide variety of heart conditions, the most common being coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease can cause a heart attack. Other heart diseases affect the valves in the heart or the ability of the heart to … Continue reading Heart Disease in Men
New Diabetes Standard of Care
Proper management of diabetes is necessary to prevent complications. The Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes provides evidence-based clinical practice recommendations for diabetes care. Updated in January of 2015, read a summary of the minor changes that clarify recommendations or reflect new evidence.
Oldham County Cooperative Extension Blog 