Using Peer Support to Aid in Prevention and Treatment in Prediabetes

"Participants will be paired with a peer supporter. They will meet in person one time and then be in contact by phone or texting on a weekly basis for the first 6 months of a year.~During the final six months of the year, the peer supporter and participant will be in touch at least monthly. The peer supporter will help link participants to existing health system and community diabetes prevention programs, support their engagement in formal programs, maintain achieved gains, and support participants to initiate and sustain healthy behaviors to prevent diabetes.~The 95 peer supporters who consented to participate in the study are included in this arm, along with the participants who were randomized to this arm, in the participant flow. The peer supporters were not randomized to the arm; rather, they consented to deliver the intervention. Although 95 consented, only 68 met with at least one peer, the first step in intervention delivery."

Participants will receive brief education and folder of information and resources.