Published: March 23, 2009 02:16 pm      

In Your View — 03/24/09

Many with diabetes do not know it

According to the American Diabetes Association, “diabetes has become the greatest public health crisis of the next quarter century.”

To address the burden of this disease, the Ashland-Boyd County Health Department, along with the Anerican Diabetes Association (ADA), is issuing an urgent call-to-action for residents of Boyd County to find out their risk for Type 2 diabetes. The ADA has recognized today — March 24 — as American Diabetes Alert Day and is encouraging everyone to find out if they have or are at risk for Type 2 diabetes.

The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department encourages people who are overweight, physically inactive and over the age of 45 to take the Diabetes Risk Test. This test can be found at www.diabetes.org/alert or can be picked up at the health department.

This test takes the answers to a few simple questions and provides someone with information they can discuss with their physician.

Nearly six million Americans are unaware that they have diabetes and another 57 million have pre-diabetes which places them at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.

If you have questions about Type 2 diabetes or about your risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, please call your family physician or Janet Fannin at (606) 324-7181.

Janet Fannin, Diabetes educator, Ashland-Boyd County Health Department





Each year during the month of March Curves does an annual food drive for a local food pantry. We are once again the very fortunate receipients of that food collection.

In having this drive, it not only benefits our pantry but also the entire community of women. From March 9 to March 28,, Curves is waiving its service fee if a bag of non-perishable food items is donated. This will help the women to manage their weight and their wallets by joining Curves while also helping feed hungry people right here in our own community.

Curves has two locations in our area, one is on Route 60 at Summit and the other is in Flatwoods. Even if you don't need to manage your weight, you can still drop off donations.

We are very greatful to Curves and to all of the women who have contributed food that is so badly needed.

Karen Vice, director, Cannonsburg Trinity Food Pantry, Cannonsburg



Story on Joe Dillow enjoyed

Hats off to Mark Maynard for the story on Joe Dillow. As a friend and former neighbor of Joe and his family when he was teaching at Russell High, there was a lot of informaton I did not know about him.

The story on Joe was well deserved.

Sherry Noble, Flatwoods