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  • An estimated 7% of Kansas adults have been diagnosed with diabetes.

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  • Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in Kansas.

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  • An estimated 58,000 Kansans have diabetes and don't know it.

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  • Almost 50% of the population of Kansas is at increased risk of diabetes because of risk factors of age, weight, and sedentary lifestyle.