Association of Social Support With Glycemic Control Among American Indians With Type 2 Diabetes: The Strong Heart Family Study

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Cross-sectional analysis shows social support correlates with lower A1C levels in American Indians, suggesting its importance in diabetes management.

Participants reporting greater social support experienced lower A1C levels, indicating better blood glucose control.
Each one standard deviation increase in social support resulted in a 0.21% decrease in A1C levels, with a significance of P = 0.04.
This was a cross-sectional study involving 431 American Indian participants, using established measures for social support and A1C.
Findings highlight the potential role of perceived social support in managing type 2 diabetes among American Indians.

Sawyer et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional analysis shows social support correlates with lower A1C levels in American Indians, suggesting its importance in diabetes management.