Real-world implementation of a clinic-community Food is Medicine intervention for patients with type 2 diabetes
Authors' conclusion
Participation in this clinic-community Food is Medicine intervention was associated with improvements in HbA1c in Latinx patients and increased engagement in behavioral lifestyle choices for disease management.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with T2D and food insecurity in a rural area; Latinx 86%, female 73%
- Participants
- 165 patients
- Outcome
- HbA1c change (adjusted for number of pickups and days between baseline and follow-up visits)
- Follow-up
- Baseline to
Methodological detailssingle-group, rural, Intervention November 2023-April 2024
- Single-group
- Rural
- Intervention November 2023-April 2024
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Change in Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) (estimate [interval])
−0.34
−0.59, −0.09p = 0.008
Clinically relevant HbA1c decrease of 0.5 %
38 % of patients
Further findings
Body Mass Index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) · baseline to follow-up
- No significant improvements in BMI or BP
Weekly food voucher redemptions · November 2023-April 2024
- Weekly food voucher redemptions, median (IQR)
- 17 (15-22)
Original publication
Real-world implementation of a clinic-community Food is Medicine intervention for patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 14 July 2025. doi:10.
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