Effectiveness of a Peer Support Programme versus Usual Care in Disease Management of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 regarding Improvement of Metabolic Control: A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial

Table 1

Topics for the group meetings and newsletters.

Year	Month	Topic/newsletter	Professional
2011	10–12	Healthy diet: dietary change step by step	Nutritionist
2012	01	Self-motivation and group motivation	—
	02	Lifestyle changes	Psychologist
	03	Daily self-management, medical checks	—
	04	Diabetes: therapy, blood glucose measurement	General practitioner
	05	Sweeteners	—
	06	Weight loss, weight control	Nutritionist
	07	Physical activity in daily routine	—
	08	Physical activity and motivational problems	Sports scientist
	09	Cardiovascular risk management	General practitioner
	10	Prevention of diabetic complications	—
	11	Glycaemic index and glycaemic load	Nutritionist
	12	Prevention of weight gain at Christmas	—
2013	01	Diabetes and depression	Psychologist
	02	Diabetes and alcohol; smoking cessation	—