 Appalachian Wireless has a plan to make your life simpler. It's called forward pay. No contract, no credit check, no problem. Plans start at $19.99 a month and include unlimited talk and text or take it to the max with unlimited data plus for only $89.99, which has 50 gig of high-speed data because we are you. We are Appalachian Wireless. Beginning January 25th, the Pike County Health Department will be hosting a free program for Pike County residents who may be at risk of diabetes. Many people in Asia-Kentucky are at higher risk of diabetes and might not know it. Taking the steps to prevent it could lead to a happier and longer life. The big problem here in Eastern Kentucky is diabetes. And if you don't have diabetes, most people are at risk of having diabetes. So we want people to understand are they at risk for diabetes? And if they are, we have a free program for all the Pike County residents and it is a CDC curriculum and we are recognized as a provider for that curriculum and it's called the Diabetes Prevention Program or for short DPP. It's a wonderful program, again, free of charge to Pike County residents. It's a group session style program. We meet weekly, but there's some flexibility in those meetings. We have a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing, a B.S.N. Nurse here, Jessica Anderson who's heading up and leading that program. So she'll be meeting with those individuals and there's just a wealth of support and advice and information that will guide them through the year to help them lower their risk of developing diabetes or even pre-diabetes. The program lasts for 52 weeks and is dedicated to helping individuals avoid diagnosis of the chronic disease. Anyone seeking more information can contact Jessica Anderson at 509-5500. You know, a lot of people out there saying, oh, I want to lose weight. If you're overweight, you're at risk. So we know that that's one of the major risk factors. And part of this program, the goal is to lower your body weight by 7%. So there's a 7% weight reduction as part of the goals that they work towards throughout a full 52-week cycle. They'll be starting on January 25th and we highly encourage individuals to call 509-5500 and talk to Jessica about the DPP Diabetes Prevention Program. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Nick Colum.