Reduce diabetes care costs through digital innovation

by Sifter
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Judy Seybold
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MS, RDN, LD, CLC
November 13, 2024
November 13, 2024
Out of control. The total annual cost of diabetes in the U.S. is $413 billion, making it the most expensive chronic condition in our nation. According to the American Diabetes Association, $1 out of every $4 in healthcare costs is spent on caring for people with diabetes.
Sifter is the Food as Medicine Platform.

While new drugs offer some hope, better nutrition and smarter diets are the key. It’s here that Sifter technology provides a path to reduced diabetes care costs.

Sifter's technology platform revolutionizes diabetes management by connecting clinical dietary guidance to correct food choices. Our technology identifies which grocery products support a diabetes diet by using algorithms developed by registered licensed dietitians and grounded in evidence-based nutrition care practices and food regulations. Sifter also supports diabetes patients who are on GLP-1 drugs and need stronger nutritional support before, during, and after treatment. This sophisticated, science-based "sifting" allows for:

• Automated and scalable medically tailored grocery (MTG) lists. Health professionals use Sifter to easily generate a list of diabetes-eligible grocery products that the patient can purchase from their preferred local grocer. These tech-enabled MTG lists help transition patients from expensive, short-term medically tailored meals (MTMs) to a long-term, supportive framework for healthy eating.

• Hyper-personalization of dietary guidance. Sifter can further personalize the MTG list to align with the patient's cultural or religious identity and ingredient likes and dislikes. Research has shown that the more personalized dietary guidance is, the greater the improvement in a patient's eating behavior.

• Greater grocery product variety. Fresh, whole foods are often the best choice for supporting a diabetes diet, but they can be more expensive, harder to find, and less convenient to use. Sifter technology identifies suitable diabetes-friendly foods and beverages across all grocery categories: frozen, canned, dried, fresh, and convenience.

• In-store shopping tools. The Sifter platform includes accurate barcode scanning functionality that can be seamlessly integrated into any health app. Patients use their smartphone to scan grocery products and learn whether the food is appropriate for a diabetes diet. No more second-guessing in the grocery aisle.

• Recipe adaptation for diabetes diets. Our RecipeSifter features suggests ingredient substitutions to make any online recipe more diabetes friendly.

Effective diabetes care requires careful consideration of food choices to properly manage blood sugar levels. Sifter’s medically tailored grocery solutions make it easy to give diabetes patients personalized, actionable guidance where it counts most — when shopping for food.

Learn how integrating Sifter technology can pave the way for better health outcomes and lower healthcare spending ⟶

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