An estimated 29.1 million people in America - about 9.3 percent of the population - have diabetes.

The disease is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S., contributing to as many as 300,000 fatalities a year.

And Alabama has a diabetes problem.

A recent analysis by HealthGrove identified the U.S. counties with the highest percentages of residents with diabetes. The vast majority of incidents in these counties - roughly 90-95 percent - are largely the more preventable Type 2 version of the disease.

According to HealthGrove, an Alabama county has the highest rate of diabetes in the U.S. More than 21 percent of adults in Lowndes County, or about 1,869 people, have diabetes, the highest percentage in the country.

What's worse is that Alabama dominates the list of top 10 counties with the highest rates of diabetes:

Lowndes County, Alabama - 21 percent Todd County, South Dakota - 19.4 percent Perry County, Alabama - 19.3 percent Bullock County, Alabama - 18.1 percent Sumter County, Alabama - 18.1 percent Greene County, Alabama - 17.8 percent Marengo County, Alabama - 17.4 percent Allendale County, South Carolina - 17.4 percent Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota - 17. 3 percent Buffalo County, South Dakota - 17 percent

Other Alabama counties in the top 50 were:

11. Dallas County - 16.9 percent

12. Barbour County - 16.9 percent

14. Wilcox County - 16.7 percent

16. Macon County - 16.5 percent

19. Escambia County - 16. 2 percent

20. Colbert County - 16.1 percent

25. Marion County - 15.8 percent

27. Henry County - 15.7 percent

36. Butler County - 15.4 percent

37. Washington County - 15.4 percent

46. Monroe County - 15.2 percent

Experts recommend exercising 30 minutes daily and losing 5-10 percent of your body weight if you're overweight to help prevent or delay symptoms of diabetes.

Welcome to Friday's Wake Up Call. Let's see what's going on:

Debate star lands endorsement deals

Ken Bone, the everyman turned star of last week's presidential debate, has signed a deal with Uber.

Bone will take part in the launch of UberSelect in St. Louis. The company said it was providing Bone with Uber credit in return for his appearance.

Bone has also signed a deal to market a t-shirt bearing his image. The "Bonezone" t-shirt is available for $19.99; a pullover sweatshirt is $34.99.

No word on what a red sweater will cost you.

Sales of creepy clown costumes up

Creepy clowns are popping up across the country and with Halloween just around the corner, it looks like the scary figures are a popular costume choice.

Halloween stores said the sales of creepy clown costumes are up. One online store said it's seen sales of clown masks skyrocket 300 percent.

The store owner said he's been telling customers to creep responsibly. Law enforcement has also warned people not to prank others with creepy clown appearances.

Florida has a new Zika zone

Florida has declared a new Zika zone.

A one square mile area where the Zika virus is actively infecting people has been identified around Miami. It's the third such zone in the southern Florida area.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned pregnant women to stay out of the neighborhood if possible. Floris is the only U.S. state with verified local transmission of the virus, which can cause severe birth defects.

911 operator arrested for hanging up on callers

A Houston 911 call center operator faces charges for allegedly hanging up on thousands of emergency callers.

Crenshanda Williams had been under investigation after officials noticed she received an abnormally large number of calls that lasted less than 20 seconds. When interviewed, Williams allegedly said she often hung up on calls because she did not want to talk to anyone at that time. She was charged with interference with an emergency telephone call, a misdemeanor.

Among the callers she is believed to have hung up on were someone reporting an armed robbery in which a store owner was shot and killed.

Until tomorrow.