Learn to Grow Membership through Diabetes Screening

Bluegrass Lions Diabetes Project (BLDP) wants to educate Kentuckians about the risk of diabetes. Approximately 567,000 people in the Bluegrass State have diabetes, of these, an estimated 108,000 have diabetes and don't know it. Lion Pat Ryan (Lexington Lions Club) wants your Lions Club to host a free screening event in your community. BLDP provides these A1C tests to members of the public free of charge. Lion Pat wants to train your club members to become screeners to work together to make an impact !

Hear his personal story, his passion for fighting diabetes and how your club can get involved and help make our communities healthier. Click Here to visit the BLDP Website

"I have diabetes and know the dangers. I am on a mission to help others know their risk of diabetes, and to assist them getting the help they need" - Lion Pat Ryan

Lion Pat Ryan heads up the Diabetes efforts of Kentucky Multiple District 43. As a recipient of an LCIF Diabetes Grant, Pat is the Project Manager for the District 43Y Bluegrass Lions Diabetes Project. He is Past President of the Lexington Lions Club, a Melvin Jones Fellow, and a Finis Davis Fellow.

Here are the latest statistics from the Kentucky Diabetes Network

• The diabetes rate in Appalachia is 17%

• 3,000 children have a diabetes diagnosis.

• 13.3% of Kentucky adults had a diabetes diagnosis in 2019... That is a 6.5% increase from 2000.

> Bluegrass Lions Diabetes Screening at Berea College. Lions from 7 different clubs participated.