Reducing Your Risk of Diabetes with the Diabetes Prevention Program

<p>Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky </p> <p>Guest: Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Extension Specialist for Nutrition and Health</p> <p>Episode 21, Season 4</p> <p>Type 2 Diabetes is a serious health condition that affects many Kentuckians.  On this episode of Talking FACS, Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf shares the risk factors that many people face and how we can take steps to prevent or delay the onset of this chronic condition.  She also outlines a program sponsored by Family and Consumer Sciences Extension in partnership with UK Healthcare Barnstable Brown, the Diabetes Prevention Program, which is availble in communities across Kentucky.</p> <p>For more information click the links below.</p> <p><a href='https://www.cdc.gov/prediabetes/takethetest/'>Diabetes Risk Test</a><a href='https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/index.html'>Diabetes Prevention Program</a><a href='https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dpqi/cdpb/Pages/diabetes.aspx'>Diabetes Prevention and Control Program</a></p>