16 Del. C. § 3003T: Purpose [For application and expiration of this chapter upon fulfillment of contingency, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 453, §§ 2, 4].

(a) The purpose of this Delaware Diabetic Wellness Pilot Program (Pilot Program) is to measure the impact of changing healthcare from being reactive “sick care” to being proactive “well care” by studying diabetic healthcare recipients in an observational study employing a measure and manage system. The Pilot Program will establish baseline health data for each participant through physician-led laboratory testing. Comparative laboratory studies will be completed at regular intervals to monitor progress and compare values. Additionally, utilizing a technology that will in real time measure and monitor blood glucose while tracking other diabetes related metrics embedded within the technology will provide the most up to date individually specific health monitoring tailored to each participant, in effect creating personalized medicine.

(b) The Pilot Program will allow physician led healthcare teams of providers to utilize sophisticated technology to suggest food content measurement and portion control recommendations, suggested dietary modifications, and supplement recommendations. Dietary counseling by specially trained dieticians and diabetic care coordinators will enable the patients to be closely monitored and counseled for lifestyle changes such as reducing highly processed foods, and offer real time advice and mitigation strategies as provided by a continuous glucose monitoring system “CGM” to include a functional application that provides real time guidance to the patient on patient food and food combination choices and to include technology that alerts patients when blood sugar levels rise or fall below norms established by the healthcare team. The selected CGM/app system must be compatible to synch with healthcare team medical records for diabetic patient care coordinators to monitor real time changes. Additionally, other technologies may be included as deemed valuable by the healthcare team after consultation with the Department of Health and Social Services and approved by the secretary.

(c) When seasonally available, fresh whole foods will be marketed by the Delaware Department of Agriculture’s Delaware Grown brand initiative, assisting patients in selecting farmers markets, farm stands, or retail outlets to source specific whole foods locally grown to integrate into their diet.