The inclusion criteria of pregnant mothers include: gestational diabetes, 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy, minimum literacy to read and write, Willingness to participate in the study, The exclusion criteria include: vision and hearing impairment, suffering from chronic physical or mental diseases, alcohol or drug addiction, participation in other self-care training programs, unwillingness to continue participating in the research, acute illness during the study, divorce, accident, relocation, lack of access to samples, and premature birth.
The inclusion criteria for an active family member include: minimum age of 18 years and maximum of 60 years, having minimum literacy to read and write, willingness to participate in empowerment sessions and accompany the patient, not participating in similar empowerment classes and courses, a key person in the patient's life and living with the patient and being a member of the patient's family, The exclusion criteria include: unwillingness to continue participating in the research and the occurrence of an acute event in which the person is unable to continue cooperation.