Feasibility of Kanasina Gulabi, a Pilot Peer Support Intervention for Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in Mysore District, South India

Kanasina Gulabi is a theory-driven, educational-behavioral intervention designed to improve the quality of life and diabetes management among young adults living with type 2 diabetes in Mysore district, South India. In this intervention, young adults with type 2 diabetes were matched to non-specialist peer navigators -- trained young adult peers who were also managing type 2 diabetes -- and developed action plans to improve their physical and mental health outcomes. Intervention components included group education, mindfulness activities, self care activity tracking, and phone follow-ups to address knowledge gaps and misinformation about type 2 diabetes, build self-efficacy for type 2 diabetes-related self care activities, and provide emotional support for diabetes management.