Resilience-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education (RB-DSME) for African Americans

"During the group sessions led by professional nurses, participants are provided information and group activities to enable them to more effectively manage their personal diabetes challenges. During the support group sessions, participants discuss personal challenges and solutions to diabetes self-management, using a more informal approach. Booster sessions are held to refresh participants' understanding of how resilience resources can sustain self-management behaviors and maintain improved T2DM health outcomes. The RB-DSME also incorporates cultural characteristics and preferences of African Americans (AAs), to include:~* the location in community-based church settings,~* recognition of cultural dietary preferences, and~* emphasis on cultural/historical significance of resilience in AAs."

"Control group sessions, led by professional nurses, cover topics such as:~* causes and symptoms of type 2 diabetes,~* glucose self-monitoring,~* models for and principles of healthy eating, grocery shopping and dining out,~* physical activity,~* diabetes medications,~* managing sick days and stress, and~* community resources."