2024
Food Insecurity and Hypoglycemia among Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Insulin or Sulfonylureas: The Diabetes & Aging Study
Karter A, Parker M, Huang E, Seligman H, Moffet H, Ralston J, Liu J, Gilliam L, Laiteerapong N, Grant R, Lipska K. Food Insecurity and Hypoglycemia among Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Insulin or Sulfonylureas: The Diabetes & Aging Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 39: 2400-2406. PMID: 38767746, PMCID: PMC11436613, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08801-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetes treated with insulinOlder patientsSevere hypoglycemiaFood insecurityAssociated with severe hypoglycemiaCharlson comorbidity scoreFood insecurity questionsCross-sectional studyComorbidity scoreSelf-reported reasonsMissed mealsHigh riskRisk factorsPatientsHypoglycemiaResultsFood insecurityFinancial strainDiabetesPrevention effortsAging StudySulfonylureaMedicationInsulinAgeRisk
2018
Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Is Common and Associated with Poor Glycemic Control
HERKERT D, VIJAYAKUMAR P, LUO J, SCHWARTZ J, RABIN T, DEFILIPPO E, LIPSKA K. Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Is Common and Associated with Poor Glycemic Control. Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-2-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-related underusePoor glycemic controlGlycemic controlDiabetes CenterCross-sectional surveyDM durationPrimary outcomeLess insulinHigher oddsPatientsSmall dosesDrug coverageLogistic regressionInsulinUnderuseMedicaid ServicesEssential medicinesNational InstituteInsulin 3Lower income levelsInsulin 5AgePositive responseHealthUrgent need