178-LB: Food Insecurity and Dietary Intake Adequacy in Youth and Young Adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Household food insecurity is associated with poor dietary intake in the general population, but little is known about persons with diabetes. We examined dietary intake among youth and young adults (YYA) with diabetes in relation to food security (FS) to identify differences in intake quantity and adherence to recommendations. The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth cross-sectional study includes 1,134 YYA with type 1 diabetes (T1D, mean age: 21 years ± 5) and 274 YYA with type 2 diabetes (T2D, 25 years ± 4.2). Participants (or parents if Disclosure H. D. Bercaw: None. C. Mercado: None. A. D. Liese: None. L. A. Reid: None. J. A. Mendoza: None. E. A. Frongillo: None. K. A. Sauder: None. B. A. Reboussin: None. E. J. Mayer-davis: None. D. Dabelea: None. S. M. Marcovina: None.