Channel 5's Heart of the Valley series continues with a focus on the financial cost of living with diabetes.

For a look at free diabetes screenings throughout the Valley during the month of April, visit our Heart of the Valley Diabetes page. 

Nearly $237 billion are spent every year on treatments, but that has doubled over the last 10 years.

Rudy Mireles explains how one Brownsville man is handling his expenses.

Watch the video above for the full story.