Financial insecurity is associated with poor diabetes control, study finds

Difficulty in paying for food, drugs, housing, and energy is associated with poor diabetes control, a US study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has shown.1 Its findings indicate that covering people’s healthcare costs is not enough to improve health without tackling unmet basic living needs.

Expanding provision of health insurance coverage in the United States will increase access to healthcare for patients with diabetes, but previous clinical trials have indicated …