Meals for Me: Managing Diabetes at Home
Diabetes
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Diabetes focused on measuring Food as Medicine, Medically tailored meals, Chronic Disease, Food Insecurity, Food Home Delivery, Implementation Science
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult 55-90
- Hemoglobin A1c ≥7.5%
- Living in Austin city limits and within a MOWCTX daily delivery route
- Interested and available to receive meals during delivery window time
- Has access to a freezer and a microwave
- Pass a MOWCTX background check
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participated in MOW program in previous 3 months.
- Has any of the following: dementia or cognitive impairment, diagnosis of heart failure, cirrhosis, or active cancer
- Is receiving hospice care
- Does not pass a MOWCTX background check
Sites / Locations
- Meals on Wheels Central Texas
- CommUnityCare Health Centers (all Austin clinics)
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Other
Experimental
Experimental
Waitlisted control
"Daily Warm" MTM in-person delivery
"Weekly Frozen" MTM drop shipment
Phase 1 (6 months, months 1-6): Educational materials on healthy eating for diabetes No meal delivery Phase 2 (6 months, months 7-12): Standard MOWCTX home meal delivery: 5 meals a week, delivered daily 2 to 4X a week
Phase 1 (6 months, months 1-6): Educational materials on healthy eating for diabetes 10 medically-tailored meals (MTM) per week, delivered 3-5x per week Mon-Fri Each delivery day, 1 hot and 1 frozen + snack delivered to the participant's home by trained volunteers and/or paid delivery drivers who provide human interaction. Depending on the participant's availability (3-5 days/week), more frozen meals will be given one day to account for a total of 10 meals every week. Phase 2 (6 months, months 7-12): Standard MOWCTX home meal delivery: 5 meals a week, delivered daily 2 to 4X a week
Phase 1 (6 months, months 1-6): Educational materials on healthy eating for diabetes 10 medically-tailored meals (MTM) delivered once a week Each week all meals are frozen. Meals are shipped to the participant's home with no human interaction Phase 2 (6 months, months 7-12): Standard MOWCTX home meal delivery: 5 meals a week, delivered daily 2 to 4X a week.