DENVER -- Nearly 24 million people in the United States have diabetes, another 6 million have it and don't know it.

Now you can get a blood glucose test for diabetes for free.

As announced on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," Walgreens and Take Care Clinics are offering the testing at select Walgreens stores from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through February 18th and select Take Care Clinics through the end of the month. Blood glucose testing is available to patients 18 years and older.

To find a clinic near you, visit the Walgreens Diabetes Web site.

Walgreens said the number of diabetes cases nationwide has increased 90 percent over the past decade making diabetes the fastest-growing disease in the U.S. Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the world, according to the World Health Organization.

In November, Walgreens held Diabetes wellness events and tested more than 80,000 people. More than 25 percent of individuals who were screened at the events tested "at risk" for diabetes.

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