Methods Ethical approval will be sought and obtained from University of KwaZulu-Natal Biomedical research ethics committee, before the commencement of the study. Assessment of participants will be conducted at three stages baseline, four week of intervention and at the end of eight week of interventions. To ensure a comprehensive assessment, we chose a battery of measures covering the WHO-ICF model. We selected certain tools to cover the three key domains proposed by the ICF: body structures and function, activity and participation. At baseline, participants will be assessed for socio-demographic characteristics which will include personal demographic information and diabetes specific information. The personal demographic information will include age, sex, height, weight, marital status, educational qualification, employment. The diabetes specific information will include, type of diabetes. At the baseline, the outcome measures to be used for these assessments are presented in the measurement section.