The response rate from Sites A and B were 4.5– 28%, respectively, yielding an overall response rate of 32.5%. Collectively, 45.5% (n¼56) of the 123 participants reported receiving diabetes education within the past year; 90.8% (n¼109) reported receiving diabetes education at any time after being diagnosed. These results are not surprising as the participants were recruited from databases of past diabetes education programs. Table 1 shows the sample characteristics and distribution of socioeconomic status (income and education) by site. The entire sample reported a family history of diabetes, with 90% of participants reporting a belief that their diabetes was hereditary. Most participants cited a first degree relative, defined as a parent or sibling (n¼117; 95%). Slightly more than half of the participants(n¼69; 57%) reported having lived with the family member they chose as the index person for
purposes of the questionnaire. The average reported duration of diabetes was 8.85 years, with 68 participants taking oral medication and 34 taking insulin. Data were not collected on the specific medications taken.