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Food Insecurity And Diabetes
Food insecurity is more common among people with
diabetes, and "the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods" can affect diabetes management.
Despite this relationship, the associations between food insecurity and nonclinical diabetes outcomes have not been well-characterized.
The authors find that experiencing food insecurity is associated with increased odds of reporting any health-related missed workdays and increased odds of overnight hospitalization within the prior twelve months
Weinstein and coauthors’ findings demonstrate that "food insecurity may have significant effects on the day-to-day management of and experiences of living with diabetes that are not entirely ‘seen’ within the health care system; thus these effects might not be entirely captured by measures of health care use."
The authors recommend that future policy approaches address the social circumstances, such as food insecurity, that affect the health of individuals with diabetes.
Interested in reading more about improving care and outcomes in diabetes care?
This month’s issue of Health Affairs includes a group of research articles on preventing and improving care outcomes for type 2 diabetes. Check out that research and more here.
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