Family-Centered Diabetes Project - Sharing Wisdom

This is a randomized trial of an educational intervention to reduce the risk of diabetes among urban American Indian women

Two hundred American Indian women aged 18 to 40 years were recruited from a large Southwest city to participate in a type 2 diabetes prevention intervention. Half of the women were randomized to participated in the educational intervention and half were assigned to a delayed intervention. Measures were obtained at baseline, 6-months,12-months and 18-months.

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Indian women
• Aged 18-40 years
• Living in Albuquerque area
• Not having diabetes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy
• Planning to become pregnant within 2 years
• Diagnosed with diabetes fasting blood glucose > 126 planning to move out of town in next 2 years