Oklahoma Diabetes Center Launches 'Know Your Numbers' Campaign

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TULSA, OK -- One in three Oklahomans has diabetes or is at risk of it.  One of the biggest problems is a lot them don't know it.

The Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center is launching a new state campaign called "Know Your Numbers" which kicks off this weekend to help people identify their risk of diabetes and perhaps make some changes to delay or even prevent the onset of the disease.

Diabetes is a national epidemic and the center says Oklahoma is one of the most severely affected states.

• One in every 10 Oklahomans has been diagnosed with diabetes.
• 113,400 Oklahomans are living with undiagnosed diabetes and 678,300 have some form of impaired glucose tolerance totaling almost 40 percent of Oklahoma's population.
• Diabetes is treatable; there are many new treatments and preventive measures for diabetes and its complications

During the campaign, free health screenings will be held around the state offering free testing of lipid, glucose/blood sugar, BMI and blood pressure, which provide the key numbers used to detect diabetes.

For more information check out the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center web site.