Diet quality, community food access, and glycemic control among nulliparous individuals with diabetes

Kartik K Venkatesh; Lynn M Yee; Jiqiang Wu; Joshua J Joseph; Jennifer Garner; Rebecca McNeil; Christina Scifres; Brian Mercer; Uma M Reddy; Robert M Silver; George Saade; Samuel Parry; Hyagriv Simhan; Rebecca J Post; Daniel M Walker; William A Grobman

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2024.06.011

Diet quality, community food access, and glycemic control among nulliparous individuals with diabetes

Prim Care Diabetes. 2024 Oct;18(5):506-510. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.06.011. Epub 2024 Jul 6.

Authors

Kartik K Venkatesh¹, Lynn M Yee², Jiqiang Wu³, Joshua J Joseph⁴, Jennifer Garner⁵, Rebecca McNeil⁶, Christina Scifres⁷, Brian Mercer⁸, Uma M Reddy⁹, Robert M Silver¹⁰, George Saade¹¹, Samuel Parry¹², Hyagriv Simhan¹³, Rebecca J Post¹⁴, Daniel M Walker¹⁵, William A Grobman³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. Electronic address: Kartik.venkatesh@osumc.edu.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
⁵ Division of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁶ RTI International, Durham, NC, USA.
⁷ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
¹¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
¹² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
¹³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
¹⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA.
¹⁵ Department of Family and Community Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.

PMID: 38972826
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.06.011

Abstract

Better diet quality regardless of community food access was associated with a higher likelihood of glycemic control in early pregnancy among nulliparous individuals with pregestational diabetes. These findings highlight the need for interventions that address nutrition insecurity for pregnant individuals living with diabetes.

Keywords: Diabetes; Diet quality; Food access; Food insecurity; Glycemic control; Nutrition insecurity; Pregnancy.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Biomarkers* / blood
Blood Glucose* / metabolism
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet, Healthy*
Female
Food Insecurity
Food Supply
Glycated Hemoglobin / metabolism
Glycemic Control*
Humans
Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Nutritional Status
Nutritive Value*
Parity*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Diabetics* / blood
Pregnancy in Diabetics* / diagnosis
Young Adult

Substances

Blood Glucose
Biomarkers
Glycated Hemoglobin
hemoglobin A1c protein, human

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding