 Sixty participants with type 2 diabetes T2D completed a baseline evaluation including physical exam, Point of Care POC testing, and the Patient Activation Measure PAM survey. Participants then underwent a one hour group didactic session led by Community Health Representatives CHRs who subsequently carried out monthly home-based educational interventions to encourage healthy lifestyles, including diet, exercise, and alcohol and cigarette avoidance until follow up at 6 months, when clinical phenotyping and the PAM survey were repeated. 