Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
As Congress considers cuts to the Food Stamp program, new research suggests that running out of food at the end of the month is a real health risk for those with diabetes, and is linked to an increased risk of being hospitalized for hypoglycemia.
The study, which appeared in the journal Health Affairs, said that low-income diabetes patients are 27 percent more likely to find themselves hospitalized for a hypoglycemia incident at the end of the month, when food budgets are likely to be depleted, than at the beginning of the month.
http://diabeteshealth.com/read/2014/01/25/8127/depleted-food-budget-may-be-linked-to-hypoglycemia--/
The study, which appeared in the journal Health Affairs, said that low-income diabetes patients are 27 percent more likely to find themselves hospitalized for a hypoglycemia incident at the end of the month, when food budgets are likely to be depleted, than at the beginning of the month.
http://diabeteshealth.com/read/2014/01/25/8127/depleted-food-budget-may-be-linked-to-hypoglycemia--/