1,393

Number of Oklahomans who died due to diabetes in 2016 (3rd highest rate in the nation).

[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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