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<\/h3>\nTo schedule an appointment with a Registered Dietitian for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes Management call your local county health department.<\/p>\n
Learn the skills you need to live well with diabetes in our FREE Class<\/p>\n
To Register for a FREE class or for more information:
Diabetes Team
Knott County Health Department
(606) 785-3144<\/p>\n
A1C <\/span><\/strong>– Your average blood glucose over 3 months. The goal A1C is less than 7% for most people with diabetes.<\/p>\n Blood Pressure <\/span><\/strong>– For most people with diabetes, goal blood pressure is less than 130\/80.<\/p>\n Cholesterol <\/span><\/strong>– LDL or the \u201cbad\u201d cholesterol should be less than 100 mg\/dl. Triglycerides \u201cfat in the blood\u201d should be less than 150 mg\/dl. HDL \u201cgood\u201d cholesterol should be greater than 50 mg\/dl. Please contact our Diabetes Team here at KRDHD to enroll in our Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support sessions, or for any diabetes related information you may need. Call us at: Knott County Health Department at (606) 785-3144 or Wolfe County Health Department at (606) 668-3185<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nSpend a few minutes viewing our interactive module to see important information to help yourself or others learn more about diabetes and ways to better health.<\/h3>\n