Primary and Secondary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Clark County

Six cooking classes + enhanced elements, such as diabetes-specific nutrition and cooking information, and online educational information as well as short assignments and activities regarding sleep, stress, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors. This arm will have the opportunity to use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for 10 days immediately following the baseline assessment. Each week, participants will collect their own fecal samples in the privacy of their own homes and will return them at their next cooking class. They will also complete a final fecal sample before the follow-up. Finally, 6-weeks after completion of the cooking classes, researchers will follow up via phone, email, or Zoom (participants will provide their preferred method of contact) to complete follow-up assessments of current lifestyle practices and barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption.

Participants will attend cooking and educational sessions once per week for 6 weeks. In addition, they will receive recipes and produce boxes with instructions to prepare the recipe at some point prior to their next class. They will also be invited to the online Google Classroom site where all intervention materials will be housed for their convenience. Each week, participants will collect their own fecal samples in the privacy of their own homes and will return them at their next cooking class. They will also complete a final fecal sample before the follow-up (kits provided at the final cooking class, for a total of 6 fecal samples per participant). Finally, 6-weeks after completion of the cooking classes, researchers will follow up via phone, email, or Zoom (participants will provide their preferred method of contact) to complete follow-up assessments of current lifestyle practices and barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption.