More than three-quarters of a million Tennesseans have diabetes— about 13% of the population.
UT Extension works to help people with diabetes through a program that focuses on healthy eating, regular exercise and how to correctly use medication.
Charles Denney has more on people successfully living with this chronic disease.
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