Arkansas Department of Health Partners with Health Providers to Extend Diabetes Patient Education
Background According to the Arkansas Department of Health, diabetes remains a top health challenge for the state, with diabetes and prediabetes costing Arkansas an estimated 3.1 billion dollars a year (American Diabetes Association, 2019). Additionally, 797,000 people in AR, or 36.4% of the adult population, has prediabetes with blood glucose levels higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Statewide, the diabetes population is managed by the Ark