Table 1.

Primary interview questions

Tell me about your experience getting diagnosed with diabetes. What were the first actions you took after being diagnosed? If you started using a blood glucose meter, walk me through how and when you used it. If you still use a blood glucose meter, how do you use it now? Walk me through a typical day. Tell me about a time you checked your blood sugar and the reading confused you. What did you do next? Tell me about a time you checked your blood sugar and the reading made sense. How did you know? How can you tell your diabetes medication is working? What feedback is most useful to tell it is working? [repeat questions to inquire about exercise and diet] Can you recall a time you first noticed that your diabetes medication was working? How did you know? What evidence did you use? What was that experience like for you? [repeat questions to inquire about exercise and diet]