 Intervention team members will be reminded of the PWDs intrinsic motivations IM, and how engaging in regular diabetes self-care can improve diabetes control, during interactions designed to boost the participants confidence that they can accomplish and sustain the behavior change that contributes to interim and longer term goals. These interactions include text messages between the support team and the study team and between members of the support team. The text messages will include individually- andor culturally-tailored messages, some of which are linked to the motivating factors identified through the questionnaire and probes. The text messages will take varying forms: a General diabetes messages derived from sources such as the ADA African American Programs and the National Diabetes Education Program; b Reminders about blood glucose monitoring, medication adherence, diet, and exercise, and how these behaviors contribute to maintaining role identity; c Prompts or queries about home glucose monitor readings and their frequencies that allow participants to communicate by text with study staff on non-urgent matters; and d Challenges and contests for which they receive supportive text messages. 