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Diabetes rate in San Antonio is double national average

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November is Diabetes Awareness Month and San Antonio has had more than its share of the disease.
 
Metro Health officials say one out of seven adults living here have been diagnosed, and the American Diabetes Association reports that’s double the national average.
 
KSAT 12 News reports Metro Health and the YMCA have teamed up to provide prevention and self-management programs.