Food insecurity is associated with high risk glycemic control and higher health care utilization among youth and young adults with type 1 diabetes

Aims Household food insecurity (FI), i.e., limited availability of nutritionally adequate foods, is associated with poor glycemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes. We evaluated the association of FI among youth and young adults (YYA) with type 1 diabetes to inform recent clinical recommendations from the American Diabetes Association for providers to screen all patients with diabetes for FI. Methods Using data from the Washington and...