Table 2.

Outline of the concepts, subcategories, categories and core category

Core Category	Category	Concept	Codes
To make progress along the resilience path	Imposed powerlessness	Suffering from treatment	Resistance to injections
			Troubles related to injections
			Presence of visible injection sites
			Not correctly adjusting the insulin dose
			Being unable to explain one’s suffering from hypoglycemia
		Damaged trust as a person	Distorted view of character building
			Not working because of sickness
			Caregiver worry too much
			Others have biased attitudes
		Persistence of afflictions	Unable to avoid giving injections
			Not talking about sickness
			Resignation to absence of cure
			Marginal physical ability
	Confidence in the situation	Awareness of supporters	Presence of famous people
			Encouragement from other diabetics
			Care from family
			Cooperation with co-workers
		Joy to be kept alive by insulin	Escaped death thanks to insulin
	Adaptive convictions	Actively seeking a future	Advantage of experience
			Control of their situation
			Realizing that this situation isn’t uncommon
		Being able to manage by oneself	Living a normal life
			Attitude of self-reliance
			Creation of new lifestyle
			Realization of gain from disease
			Hope for a fresh start