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As the number of people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes continues to climb in the United States, so does the need to educate them about the disease and how to manage it. 

UT Health East Texas is making progress toward that education through its Diabetes University program, which has been offered via telehealth for a little over a year for those not wanting an in-person clinic visit. In that time, the number of people enrolling in the program has increased by 41 percent. 

“I think the biggest thing is it has given patients in our rural areas access to our diabetes education....

By Marci Wright, UT Health East Texas

Are you over the age of 35? Are you overweight? Do you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or a family member with diabetes? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be at risk for developing diabetes. The good news is that diabetes can be prevented. April is Defeat Diabetes Month and here are five simple tips to help you do just that.

1. Lose weight. The American Diabetes Association recommends a 7% to 10% weight loss for diabetes prevention, which would be about 15-20 pounds for many...

As we mark this International Women’s Day, we celebrate all of the amazing women who are a part of UT Health East Texas.

From a very young age, there were signs DeLeigh Haley, UT Health Jacksonville CEO, might end up in healthcare. 

As a Whitehouse Elementary School fourth-grader, Haley chose to portray Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, on historical figures day at school. The tug toward healthcare became stronger in college, where she was studying art history, when she took a job as a file clerk in the lab at Nan Travis Memorial Hospital in...