96473A free course designed to teach senior citizens about diabetes and how to prevent it is coming to Greenfield this month. Organizer Amy Fletcher says education is important, because elderly people living in rural environments have shown to be highly susceptible to developing diabetes. “Nearly 13% of adults 20 years and older, and nearly one third of people 65 and older, have diabetes in the United States. The statistics for racial and ethnic minorities and people living in rural areas are even higher.”

The 6 week course will be held Wednesdays from 9-10:30 a.m., beginning July 22nd, at Greenfield’s assisted living center. Fletcher will tell us more about it today on Let’s Talk Guthrie County. It airs during the 9 a.m., noon and 5 p.m. hours on K107.9 and www.raccoonvalleyradio.com

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