Sugar is Not Your Friend

Introduction and Objective: Early type 1 diabetes (T1D) detection is vital to prevent DKA, which affects 60% of pediatric cases. However, traditional screening relies on invasive blood draws, limiting accessibility for young children. We launched the first “fully remote” T1D screening program designed for large-scale implementation using a novel genetic stratification tool alongside online monitoring […]

Introduction and Objective: Food Is Medicine interventions are being promoted to improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), but limited randomized trial (RCT) data exist. We evaluated the efficacy of a scalable, technology-based grocery prescription program in low-income, high-risk adults with T2D.Methods: We conducted a 1:1 RCT in Kaiser Permanente Northern & Southern […]

Introduction and Objective: Food insecurity leads to worse type 2 diabetes (T2D) outcomes, but which food insecurity intervention best improves T2D outcomes is unclear. Our objective was to compare the effectiveness of two food insecurity interventions: medically tailored meals (MTM) and food subsidies.Methods: Randomized comparative effectiveness trial (NCT04828785). Adults with T2D and food insecurity received […]