<qa>  What type of diabetes is the most common type of diabetes?African Americans with type 2 diabetes carry a high burden of CVD risk and adverse vascular events such as stroke and peripheral vascular disease. CVD risk factors of suboptimal blood pressure, lipids, and glycemic control are controllable through medical management and lifestyle behavior modification. The traditional primary care medical management model for these chronic CVD risks is inadequate, and models are shifting toward increased disease-related decision-making and self-management on the part of the patient. Yet, precise methods for: 1 identifying patients with ineffective disease-related problem-solving skills, and 2 providing patients with disease-related education that incorporates problem-solving and decision-making skills, have yet to be determined 