Cooking and Nutrition Education for Health Among Adults With Diabetes

Cooking and Nutrition Education for Health Among Adults With Diabetes

This study is a multi-dimensional therapeutic lifestyle program that offers cooking and nutrition education as well as email-based health coaching to diabetic patients in an underserved Cleveland community. This is an innovative project as it is one of the first focused efforts within this community to improve diabetes control and prevent diabetes progression through cooking and nutrition as well as to systematically measure both clinical and behavioral outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 years or older
• Current State of Ohio Medicaid recipient
• Current diagnosis of diabetes, as reported in the electronic medical record
• Completed at least one diabetes education visit at STJHC
• Have daily access to a functional kitchen in home

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy or lactation or plans to be pregnant or lactate during study
• Current alcoholism or abuse of recreational drugs
• Self-reported or history of HIV or hepatitis or active tuberculosis
• Travel plans that do not permit full participation especially during the first 8 study visits
• Recent unexplained weight loss (10 pounds or more in past 3 months)
• Any diagnosis that would interfere with or prevent a change in diet