Project Dulce for Arab Americans With Type 2 Diabetes

"Project Dulce is a 5-week curriculum, group diabetes self-management education and support, program delivered by a peer educator in Arabic.~The curriculum provides knowledge as well as skills and tools needed to change behaviors and adapt to a life with type 2 diabetes.~The curriculum covers diabetes and its complication, the role of diet, exercise, and medication, and the importance of self-monitoring as well as the genetics contribution to diabetes development. It is presented over 5 weeks where participants will learn and practice diabetes self-management skills, and help one another address family, cultural, or health system barriers to managing their diabetes. .~Following the 5-week curriculum, participants will be enrolled in the digital texting platform, Dulce Digital, in which they will receive on-going support via text messages derived from the curriculum, medication reminders, and blood glucose monitoring prompts in Arabic."