Table 2. Reasons people with diabetes chose to participate in a study of naturopathic care (n = 22).

Reason	%*	Example quotes
Desire for a different approach (not specifically CAM)	59	“I was interested in something else. I agree with medicine up to a point – I had it coming out of my ears. I wanted something different.”
		“If it was another MD, I don’t know – you know, I have an MD. I have gone through the typical medical array of people that you go to when you have diabetes. I thought it would be a different perspective, maybe helpful.”
Frustration with perceived ineffectiveness/ limitations of conventional medicine	41	“It seemed like all my doctor was pushing was medicine, get that A1c down, more medicine, more medicine, insulin. Even though I knew there were these other things, like exercise and eating better and all that, we don’t discuss that”
		“I just didn't see to be doing any good with standard medicine”
Specific interest in trying naturopathic medicine or CAM	32	“I was just curious and I always wanted to see a naturopathic doctor”
		“I prefer just to go natural with the body”
		“I wanted to reassess my lifestyle, the things I do.”

^*Sums to >100% because some participants offered multiple responses.