The Native Hawaiian Diabetes Intervention Program is a project focused on determining whether a cultural-based, healthy lifestyles program with family support will have a positive effect on lifestyle behaviors and psychosocial and clinical outcomes. A culturally sensitive, lifestyle intervention program was administered via community peer educators to a population of Native Hawaiians with or at risk for diabetes. The effect of this intervention program on selected outcomes is being compared to a ''standard'' program given to a similar population in a second Native Hawaiian community.

• Mau MK, Grandinetti A, Arakaki RF, Chang HK, Kinney EK, Curb JD. The insulin resistance syndrome in native Hawaiians. Native Hawaiian Health Research (NHHR) Project. Diabetes Care. 1997 Sep;20(9):1376-80.
• [No authors listed] Diabetes mellitus and heart disease risk factors in Hawaiians. The Native Hawaiian Health Research Project, RCMI Program. Hawaii Med J. 1994 Dec;53(12):340-3, 364. No abstract available.
• Grandinetti A, Chang HK, Mau MK, Curb JD, Kinney EK, Sagum R, Arakaki RF. Prevalence of glucose intolerance among Native Hawaiians in two rural communities. Native Hawaiian Health Research (NHHR) Project. Diabetes Care. 1998 Apr;21(4):549-54.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participant must be a Native Hawaiian adult 30 years of age or older residing in the research community and have diabetes or at-risk for diabetes.
• Family support member must be 18 years or older and live in the study community and be willing to go through the entire program with the participant as their support person.
• Physician clearance to participate in the program.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy