Research: Diabetic Meal Delivery Improves Glycemic Control

A 2007 study from Japan "provides evidence that intervention with delivery of diabetic meals to patients with type 2 diabetes can be equally effective for achieving glycemic control as individual dietary counseling by a dietitian. Diabetic meal delivery can therefore be used successfully to provide diabetes education to outpatients ... It is hoped that delivery of diabetic meals makes it easier to maintain an appropriate diet at home and also to motivate and empower underserved patients to start self-management and thereby avoid the serious complications of diabetes."

Read more: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212351/


A 2003 report on the impact of community health workers on healthcare utilization of African-American Medicaid patients with diabetes in West Baltimore found that weekly education and support from health workers was effective in improving quality of life and lowering Medicaid costs. Total emergency room visits declined by 40% and the average savings per client was $2,245 per patient per year.

Read more: http://www.ishib.org/journal/ethn-13-01-22.pdf (PDF file)

Week 3 of Pilot

We are entering week 3 of our 6-week pilot providing nutritious meals to people with diabetes. The feedback has been very positive! One child's parents say he is excited about eating his meals and finishes everything on his plate. We look forward to expanding the program after the pilot.

Pilot Launch

We are excited to announce the launch of our 6-week pilot. Beginning Monday, November 30th we will be delivering free, diabetic-appropriate meals to a group of volunteers. The pilot will allow us test out our operations, gather feedback, and collect data before expanding our services.

Thank you to all the people who made this pilot possible through the donation of their time and money:

• Sue Birch
• Sheri DePetro
• Eagle Voice Center
• Carolyn Johnson
• Abdul Kargbo
• Henry and Paula Niese
• Lyn K. Ostrov
• Ann Palmer
• Ilysa Peak
• John and Shirley Riffle
• Martin and Paula Schugam

Fundraiser a Success

Feeding the People's first house party/fundraiser on August 27th was a huge success! We raised $5oo and generated a lot of interest in our organization. We plan to launch a test run of our operations over the next 2 months. We are selecting 6 volunteers to receive seven meals a week for 5 weeks. This will allow us to gather preliminary data and prepare for our pilot launch.

We are now a 501(c)3

We are excited to announce that we received our IRS determination letter today designating Feeding the People as a 501(c)3 public charity.

Eagerly Awaiting 501(c)3 Determination

We are eagerly awaiting our 501(c)3 determination letter from the IRS so that we can begin to Feed the People! Our fact sheet is complete and our website is online at www.feedingthepeople.org.