04/01/2025 01:26:06 PMInnovationIn UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design and College of Information, researchers are working to make a difference for people with diabetes, especially in rural parts of Texas.In UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design and College of Information, researchers are working to make a difference for people with diabetes, especially in rural parts of Texas.UNT NewsCollege of Information, College of Visual Arts and DesignstoryIn UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design and College of Information, researchers are working to make a difference for people with diabetes, especially in rural parts of Texas, where the disease's prevalence and complications are 15% to 20% higher than in urban areas. The team is working with local physicians to develop and test a new digital health technology system. EndoMD aims to facilitate online education and self-management support for diabetic patients and their caregivers. "The EndoMD project has the potential to transform how diabetes self-management is facilitated for millions of rural Texans," says UNT communication design professor Michael R. Gibson, who is co-leading the project with Flower Mound endocrinologist Wasim Haque.