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At UT Southwestern Medical Center, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients receive expert and compassionate care. In a setting that is home to one of the nation’s leading health-care facilities, our specialists help patients effectively control their diabetes and reduce or eliminate potential complications.

UT Southwestern offers valuable testing services that can help individuals with undiagnosed diabetes. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 6 million people in the U.S. have undiagnosed diabetes.

Our researchers continually strive to advance the science of diabetes treatment and work in unison with our clinicians to bring these medical benefits to patients. A study conducted by UT Southwestern researchers, for example, revealed the safety and impressive effectiveness of a “triple therapy” using insulin, metformin and a drug in the thiazolidinedione family. Not only did the combination of treatment provide outstanding control of blood sugar levels, but it did so in the absence of weight gain, a common side effect of drug therapies for Type 2 diabetes. Effectively controlling blood sugar dramatically reduces the risk of developing complications that can lead to amputations, eye disease and kidney disease.

Additionally, UT Southwestern researchers recently identified a gene variant that may serve as an important genetic marker in identifying people at risk for Type 2 diabetes. The findings could enable more effective diabetes screening techniques and allow individuals to make important lifestyle changes that could help prevent the onset of diabetes.

UT Southwestern offers patients and their families comprehensive diabetes education, including programs that address diabetes during pregnancy, insulin initiation, insulin pump training and information about kidney functions. From initial consultation through long-term follow-up care, our patients receive comprehensive treatment and education for effective diabetes management.