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Heart of the Valley: Managing diabetes with your diet
Posted 2:06 PM 4/9/2025 by Lily Celeste
This April, CHANNEL 5 NEWS, NOTICIAS RGV and TAKE 5 will educate viewers about diabetes prevention and treatment. KRGV will provide a 360 degree look into the diabetes epidemic in the RGV through a series of news coverage in English and Spanish, commercials and diabetes awareness content on-air (More)
4/6/2025
Heart of the Valley: STHS offering free glucose screenings
Posted 2:50 PM 4/7/2025 by Dina Herrera Garza
In the Rio Grande Valley, about one in three people are living with diabetes.
If left untreated, it can lead to serious health problems, like blindness and amputations. That's why doctors stress the importance of glucose screenings.
South Texas Health System Director of Marketing (More)
4/3/2025
Heart of the Valley: Preteen shares journey with Type 1 Diabetes
Posted 12:47 PM 4/4/2025 by Gloria Walker
The Carmona family says they made a drastic change to their lives at the end of 2021, when their daughter, Valentina, got sick.
"It first started with UTI's, urinary tract infections, and we were getting medications for that, and it wasn't getting any better," Valentina's father, Kevin (More)
4/2/2025
Heart of the Valley: HEB offering free glucose screenings all month long throughout the Valley
Posted 1:58 PM 4/3/2025 by Dina Herrera Garza
Diabetes is a major health concern in the Rio Grande Valley.
According to the RGV Diabetes Association, more than 30 percent of adults in the Valley have it. That's three times the national average.
That's why it's so important to get a glucose screening. It's the first step in (More)
