Table 3.

Changes in Self-Reported Diabetes Self-Management Outcomes, Border Health Strategic Initiative, Arizona, 1999–2002^a

	Santa Cruz County N = 40		Yuma County N = 243
	Pre-program	Post-program	Pre-program	Post-program
Exercises regularly	50	70*	67	83***
Follows diet	45***	80***	Data not complete
Checks feet regularly	60	88**	86	98***
Monitors blood sugar	38	63	51	96***
Ever had HbA1c	33	45	53	96***
Knows what HbA1c is	40*	40*	22	64***
Ever had eye exam	33	47	57	91*

^aAll values are percentages. Post-program measurements were taken six months after program graduation. P = *<.05; **<.01; ***<.001.