Table 7.

Comments from the survey of experiences with using the diabetes self-care app (N=28).

Factor	Comments
Diabetes self-care information	“The diabetes self-care app provided general information about diabetes care.”
	“The information provided by the diabetes self-care app may be helpful to the early onset diabetic.”
	“More specific information is needed.”
Diabetes self-care personal motivation	“I am managing myself before using the diabetes self-care app, so I am not sure about the change.”
	“Seeing my records of diet and exercise is motivating me.”
	“Through the diabetes self-care app, the goal of blood glucose control was re-recognized.”
	“I was more interested because I had to check daily in the diabetes self-care app about foot care.”
Diabetes self-care social motivation	“With the diabetes self-care app, I felt like sharing similar experiences.”
	“I liked the ‘Like’ function.”
	“I was stimulated by watching other people’s blood sugar on the bulletin board.”
Diabetes self-care behavioral skills	“The diabetes self-care app has helped me realize that it is difficult to lower an elevated blood glucose level.”
Diabetes self-care behaviors	“The glucometer interface made it possible to conduct blood glucose tests at both work and home.”
	“It is convenient to input the blood glucose value via the glucometer interface.”