Table 2.

Type 2 diabetes impact commonly reported by participants

Domain of impact	Number of participants reporting each impact	Example quotations
Dietary restrictions	17	• You miss being able to just eat and drink what you want without thinking about it, because you know it’s always in your mind.
Limitations on their activities	9	• I used to go swimming…I don’t do the sports anymore.
		• I’m a bit slower in daily activities than I used to be.
Decreased energy	7	• By the afternoon I am tired… I can’t keep a conversation up because I just want to go to sleep.
Emotional	7	• Because of my illness, I get grumpy… I’m less tolerant than I used to be.
Social	8	• …makes me very more withdrawn.
		• I used to go out and meet up with friends and have no cares or worries, but now I’m concerned that I have to be back, take my medication.
Relationship	3	• It’s detracted pleasure from, um, when I go out with my husband.