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.