LINK-IT: Leveraging vIdeos and commuNity Health worKers to Improve Diabetes OuTcomes

The overall goal of this study is to examine the efficacy of the video-based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) (hereafter VIDEO), or the video-based DSMES+community health worker (CHW) intervention (hereafter VIDEO+CHW), compared with a wait-list control group (hereafter CONTROL) to improve glycemic control among Chinese Americans with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in NYC.

Inclusion Criteria: * self-identify as ethnically Chinese; * be above 18 years old; * have a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the medical record; * have an HbA1c≥7% in the past 12 months * be willing to participate in video-based interventions; and * possess a smartphone or, if they do not have one, be willing and able to use a study smartphone. Exclusion Criteria: * unable or unwilling to provide informed consent; * unable to participate meaningfully in the intervention (e.g., uncorrected sight and hearing impairment); * unwilling to accept randomization assignment; * is pregnant, plans to become pregnant in the next 6 months, or becomes pregnant during the study; or * is breastfeeding (e.g., they may have potential dietary restrictions).