Rising food costs are threatening the health of millions of people around the world. For people with diabetes, whose management of the condition is crucial, their ability to do so is being compromised by rising food prices. This will in time could lead to complications requiring expensive medical interventions.
Global food inflation is monitored by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations and they produce a food price index (below) that shows the global changes over the past 18 years.
Advocacy Action: Can you obtain the food inflation figures for your country? What actions are being taken for people with special dietary needs, including diabetes, where such costs may have risen faster? Do you have food banks and are they aware of the special dietary needs of people with particular health conditions?
