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Targeted diabetes self-management education improves glycemic control (A1c) and self-efficacy in food-insecure individuals, often more significantly than in food-secure individuals.
If you are food-insecure, diabetes education is highly effective for you. Studies show that food-insecure patients often benefit MORE from self-management education than food-secure patients. Ensure your education focuses on practical, cost-neutral strategies for managing blood sugar when food access is limited.
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One study found that after self-management education targeting food-insecure and food-secure individuals with diabetes, the A1C and self-efficacy levels of the food-insecure individuals improved significantly more over time than those of food-secure individuals
Why this rating
Based on a single study cited in the review; more research is needed.
Source
The Intersection between Food Insecurity and Diabetes: A Review
Enza Gucciardi et al. · Current Nutrition Reports · 2014
DOI 10.1007/s13668-014-0104-4
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- Food insecurity in diabetic patients significantly increases the risk of hypoglycemia and poor glycemic control (higher A1c) due to the trade-off between purchasing food and purchasing diabetes medications/supplies.Good
- Food insecurity is an independent risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes, with food-insecure adults being 2-3 times more likely to have diabetes than food-secure adults.Good
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