LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- Today during the C-block Alyse and Tom will talk to special guest, Becki Swindell, manager at the American Diabetes Association.
Diabetes affects 25.8 million people in the U.S. alone. And over 250,000 Arkansans have diabetes.
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States and almost 13 percent of African Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes.
The ADA will be holding a diabetes forum this Saturday, February 4th at Philander Smith College.
You can receive a free health screening, gain knowledge on healthy living, eat tasty food, and win door prizes all at the same time.