diabetes

Occupational therapy can help people with mental illness resume meaningful activities in their lives and create strategies that will improve their overall health. A San Antonio OT has developed a program she hopes will help people with a mental illness and type 2 diabetes achieve better control over their disease.

In Brownsville, the city and local hospital have helped residents lose more than 23,000 pounds since 2008.

A new study finds people who eat a small, daily serving of dark chocolate have a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. People who ate milk chocolate did not have a lower risk. Here's why.

Diabetes specialists will perform tests, check blood sugar levels, and administer diabetes risk questionnaires at the UT Health Gateway.

The program will cover up to $100 for each insulin prescription, including refills, until allocated program funds are exhausted.

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Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center finds metformin might be NASA's answer to a drug that protects astronauts exposed to a lot of radiation in space.

Researcher Carolina Solis-Herrera was awarded a first-of-its kind award.

A study finds people who eat more than one serving of red meat a day are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Processed meats, like bacon and hot dogs, were linked to an even higher risk.

Young Black adults, Mexican Americans and other Hispanic adults experienced the greatest cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.