killcat t1_j1gjvvm wrote on December 24, 2022 at 4:14 AM

Reply to comment by lame-borghini in Despite improvements in insulin formulations and delivery over the last 30 years, diabetes control has not improved among US adults, and disparities for minority and uninsured adults worsens by Ordinarymangodoctor

Also people in lower socioeconomic groups are far more likely to have co-morbidity, obesity, poor diet etc

Reep1611 t1_j1h2zsi wrote on December 24, 2022 at 7:54 AM

Which is down to the same reason, if you have little money, you cannot afford a healthy diet easily. Because good fresh food is behind the same monetary hurdle and cheep unhealthy processed food is much more affordable.

Excusemytootie t1_j1ihtxg wrote on December 24, 2022 at 5:09 PM

You can eat healthy on a budget. I know it’s not possible everywhere but I think the problem has more to do with education and understanding nutrition. So many people, especially if they only have a high school diploma or less, aren’t taught a single thing about nutrition. On top of that, people in the US were given the opposite of nutrition education with that old food pyramid that recommended 5-6 servings of “whole grains” which is often interpreted as “bread, cereal, baked goods, etc”. What a mess, it’s no wonder we have this health crisis.