The Diabetes Prevention and Control Section (DPCS) has provided services to professionals and communities since 1997 in an effort to reduce the burden of diabetes in our state.  In Arkansas an estimated 240,000 children and adults have diabetes.  Pre-diabetes adds another 539,000 Arkansans facing a possible future diagnosis of diabetes.  The program provides a wide range of support services such as technical assistance, quality improvement training, health care team scholarships, and health promotion through media messages.

What is diabetes?
A person with diabetes has a disease in which the body is unable to regulate blood sugar properly.  Diabetes can be associated with serious complications and premature death, but people with diabetes can take steps to control the disease and lower the risk of complications.