Table 1 Overview of the INSPIRED intervention
INSPIRED manual content | Health coach support |
|---|---|
Diabetes information | Providing weekly support and education about: |
 ▪ General diabetes | |
 ▪ Diabetes complications | |
 ▪ Hypoglycaemia episodes | |
 ▪ Medication | |
 ▪ Diabetes and driving | |
 ▪ Diabetes and alcohol/smoking | |
 ▪ Importance of self-management | |
Healthy eating | Providing weekly support and education about: |
 ▪ Barriers to healthy eating | |
 ▪ Tips for healthy eating and snack choices | |
 ▪ Managing food cravings | |
 ▪ Home-grown experiments | |
 ▪ Emotions and eating | |
 ▪ Eating out | |
 ▪ Reading food labels | |
Becoming more physically active | Providing weekly support and education about: |
 ▪ Attitudes about different types of physical activity | |
 ▪ Benefits of physical activity | |
 ▪ Keeping track of your steps using your pedometer | |
 ▪ How to be more physically active | |
 ▪ Physical activity and blood glucose levels | |
Weight management | Providing weekly support and education about: |
 ▪ Your Body Mass Index | |
 ▪ Losing weight the healthy way | |
 ▪ Weight loss and maintenance tips | |
 ▪ Healthy eating tips for weight loss | |
Monitoring your diabetes | Providing weekly support and education about: |
 ▪ Keeping track of your diabetes using your Journal | |
 ▪ Paying attention to your blood glucose levels | |
Maintaining contact with your doctor and other health professionals | Providing weekly support and education about: |
 ▪ Choosing a doctor | |
 ▪ The importance of keeping in regular contact with your doctor | |
 ▪ How to get the most from your doctor’s visit | |
Family and social support | Providing weekly support and education about: |
 ▪ Carers and helpers | |
 ▪ Staying connected | |
 ▪ Making friends | |
Dealing with emotions (i.e., worry, anger) | Providing weekly support and education about: |
 ▪ Negative thoughts | |
 ▪ Managing distress | |
 ▪ Relaxation | |
 ▪ Reducing feelings of tension and worry – problem solving | |
 ▪ Tips to reduce the impact of anger | |
The Whole Person Model | Providing weekly support and education about: |
 ▪ The Whole Person Model | |
 ▪ Considering your body, feelings and thoughts when making an Action Plan | |
 ▪ Examining your thinking and talking back unhelpful thoughts | |
Toolbox for a healthy life | Providing weekly support and education about: |
 ▪ What to put in your tool box for a healthy life? | |
   - Things I am going to try | |
   - Things I am going to think about | |
   - Other ideas |