Regulating Efficacy and Wellness in Diabetes (REWinD)
Diabetes Type 2, Metabolic Syndrome
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diabetes Type 2
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- adults between the ages of 50-75 years
- individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome (presence of 3 of the 5 criteria)
- physician consent to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
- below age 50 or above age 75 at the beginning of the intervention
- exercising regularly more than twice per week for the last six months
- diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus
- failing the Telephone Interview of Cognitive Status
- inability to communicate in English
Sites / Locations
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Walking exercise
Metabolic health education
Participants will be instructed in safe walking exercise. They will participate in an eight week, tapered, on-site program. Participants will also attend group workshops where they will learn self-regulatory skills such as goal-setting, self-monitoring, barrier trouble-shooting, rewarding, and relapse prevention and recovery.
Participants will complete an eight-week online metabolic health education course. Topics will include glucose control, insulin, weight management, nutrition, physical activity, eye/kidney/foot health, stress reduction, and doctor-patient communication.