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Red Cross of Southern Missouri offering free A1C testing

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Red Cross of Southern Missouri is offering free A1C testing, which is commonly used to screen for diabetes and prediabetes. The Red Cross of Southern Missouri will start the month-long A1C screening for successful donations on March 1. Donors can expect to get results for the test within one to two weeks and are encouraged to consult their healthcare provider if their A1C levels are elevated. Stockton man dies, four others injured after head-on crash The new A1C offering aims to help bridge that healthcare gap and give donors this important According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-third of people lack access to regular primary care in the U.S., where diabetes affects one in 10 people and nearly one-quarter of the people living with it have been undiagnosed. Additionally, around 90% of people in the U.S. have type 2 diabetes, the CDC says, which is largely preventable and often reversible. Type 2 can lead to serious health complications, like kidney failure, stroke and heart issues. There are several opportunities across the Ozarks to donate blood with the Red Cross and receive a free A1C screening in the month of March: Camdenton 3/4/2025: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Greenview Elks Lodge #2857, 1460 North State Hwy. 7 Springfield 3/1/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B 3/2/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B 3/3/2025: 11 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B 3/4/2025: 11 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B 3/7/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B 3/8/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B 3/9/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B 3/10/2025: 11 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B 3/11/2025: 11 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B 3/14/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B 3/15/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Springfield MO Blood Donation Center, 313 E. Battlefield, Ste B Carthage 3/6/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Church of the Nazarene, 2000 Grand Lebanon 3/5/2025: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Lebanon Family YMCA, 500 E Elm St Neosho 3/4/2025: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., St. Canera Catholic Church, 504 S. Washington St. Gainesville 3/4/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Gainesville High School, 422 Bulldog Dr Bolivar 3/14/2025: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1575 E Mt. Gilead Rd Osceola 3/5/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Osceola High School, 76 SE HWY WW Kimberling City 3/5/2025: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Our Lady Of The Cove Catholic Church, 20 Kimberling Boulevard Forsyth 3/7/2025: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Elks Lodge, 12951 US-160 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.