AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION

THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION AND PASSPORT HEALTH PLAN ARE TEAMING UP TO SHARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH KENTUCKIANS TO HELP PREVENT AND MANAGE DIABETES. CURRENTLY, MORE THAN 550,000 PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY, OR 15.3% OF THE ADULT POPULATION, HAVE DIABETES. OF THESE, AN ESTIMATED 108,000 HAVE DIABETES AND DON’T KNOW IT, GREATLY INCREASING THEIR HEALTH RISK. ADDITIONALLY, MORE THAN A MILLION KENTUCKIANS HAVE PREDIABETES, A CONDITION IN WHICH BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS ARE HIGHER THAN NORMAL, BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES. THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP OF PASSPORT HEALTH PLAN AND THE ASSOCIATION, WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF LUNCHING RIGHT WITH EVERY BITE THROUGH OUR HEALTHY LUNCH DAY INITIATIVE.