Adherence
Providing diabetes-appropriate food boxes combined with self-management support and HbA1c monitoring to food-insecure adults with diabetes improves glycemic control (HbA1c) and dietary intake.
If you have diabetes and struggle to afford healthy food, look for local food pantries that offer 'diabetes-appropriate' food boxes. These boxes typically contain whole grains, lean proteins, and vegetables. Ask if they offer any support like blood sugar monitoring or education. This combination of free healthy food and health support can help lower your blood sugar levels and improve your diet.
A Pilot Food Bank Intervention Featuring Diabetes-Appropriate Food Improved Glycemic Control Among Clients In Three States... Improvements were seen in pre-post analyses of glycemic control (hemoglobin A1c decreased from 8.11 percent to 7.96 percent), fruit and vegetable intake (which increased from 2.8 to 3.1 servings per day)...
Why this rating
It is a pilot study without a control group, limiting causal inference, but the sample size is large (N=687).
Source
A Pilot Food Bank Intervention Featuring Diabetes-Appropriate Food Improved Glycemic Control Among Clients In Three States
Hilary K. Seligman et al. · Health Affairs · 2015
DOI 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0641
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