Meals on prescription: study tests food as diabetes medicine
NCT ID NCT04264572
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 01, 2026 · Updated 25 times
Summary
This study tested whether providing medically tailored meals and nutrition counseling via telehealth can help people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar. About 600 adults with high A1C levels received either usual care, tailored meals, or meals plus telehealth support. The goal was to see if these approaches improve diabetes management and could be covered by health insurance.
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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