Household food insecurity is associated with diabetic ketoacidosis but not severe hypoglycemia or glycemic control in youth and young adults with youth-onset type 2 diabetes.
Lauren A ReidJason A MendozaAnwar T MerchantMarco GeraciBeth A ReboussinFaisal S MalikAlice M EllysonDana DabeleaLina MerjanehSantica M MarcovinaEva LustigovaJean M LawrenceAngela D LiesePublished in: Pediatric diabetes (2022)
HFI was associated with markedly increased odds of DKA but not with glycemic control or severe hypoglycemia. Future research among YYA with type 2 diabetes should evaluate longitudinally whether alleviating HFI reduces DKA.