Knox County Tennessee

Diabetes Management

Manage Your Type 2 Diabetes: Three-Part Diabetes Management Class

Approximately 760,719 people in Tennessee, or 13.8% of the adult population, have diagnosed diabetes. Thanks to better treatments, people with diabetes live longer and enjoy a better quality of life than ever before. If you are living with diabetes, it’s important to make choices that keep you and your loved ones healthy.

Join us for a FREE three-part series to learn about diabetes, including the role of diet and exercise, medications, and management. This class is open to everyone, regardless of your diabetes status.


Upcoming Diabetes Management Classes
JAN.
11, 18, 25 2024 (THURSDAYS)
Knox County Health Department, Community Room.
Click here to sign up. | 12 - 1 p.m.
MAY
9, 16, 23 2024 (THURSDAYS)
Knox County Health Department, Community Room.
Click here to sign up. | 6-7 p.m.
SEPT.
5, 12, 19 2024 (THURSDAYS)
Knox County Health Department, Community Room.
Click here to sign up. | 6-7 p.m.

Online Diabetes Management Classes are now available! If you are unable to attend our in person class or if you did join but just want a refresher on a specific topic covered, click here for our online edition.


Accessing Healthy Foods

Access to healthy foods plays an important role in preventing and managing chronic diseases, like diabetes and heart health.

The Knox County Food Resource Guide provides information on community resources that connect people to healthy food. There is a comprehensive list of food pantries in the county as well as information on supplemental nutrition programming.

Food Resource Guide ( en español ).


Questions?

Email the class instructor at Nutrition@KnoxCounty.org or call 865-215-5170.



Need to report a public
health emergency?

Call 865-215-5093

Have Questions? Call: (865) 215-5555 Email: Health@knoxcounty.org

On the first Wednesday of every month, all KCHD offices and clinics are closed in the morning for staff in-service. On these days, the main location (140 Dameron Ave.) will open at 11 a.m. and the West Clinic (1028 Old Cedar Bluff) will open at 11:30 a.m.

Clinics will also open at 10:30 a.m. (Main location) and 11 a.m. (West Clinic) on the following Wednesdays: April 17 and July 17. All other offices will open at 8 a.m.