Living Well with Diabetes - Telephone Counselling for Maintenance of Physical Activity, Weight Loss and Glycaemic Control in Type 2 diabetes

The Intervention Group: Participants receive a series of telephone calls over the 18-month intervention. Calls are delivered weekly and fortnightly for the first 6 months and monthly for the following 12 months. Calls will be tapered according to particpant needs. Participants receive a detailed workbook containing feedback on their baseline assessment, sections on physical activity, diet and weight loss, information on goal setting, problem-solving, self-monitoring and supports. Participants receive feedback following each assessment. Using the workbook during calls, participants work collaboratively with their telephone counsellor to set goals for physical activity, dietary change and weight loss. Barriers and supports are identified; confidence is assessed and problem solving is discussed as necessary. Participants are encouraged to work towards achieving overall physical activity targets of putting together at least 200 minutes a week of moderate-intensity physical activity, 3-4 sessions a week of strength training and to reduce their sedentary time; weight loss targets of a loss of 5-7% of initial body weight and diet targets of reducing energy intake by 2000kJ, total fat intake to less than 30% of energy intake and saturated fat to less than 7% of energy intake.