Table 1.

Questions asked in the booklets and during the interviews

Themes	Questions
Booklets
Characteristics	Sex, age, education, diabetes duration, familiarity with PN, type of treatment.
T2DM diagnosis	Can you say something about the moment you heard you have diabetes and what this meant to you?
Discussing T2DM	Who are the three most important people for you to talk to about your diabetes (including at least one care provider)? How do you experience communicating with them?
Consultations with the PN	Can you say something about the proceedings of your consultations with the practice nurse? (For example: Is there a clear conversation structure? Do you make notes? Do you ask many questions, not that many, or none? If you bring a companion to the consultation, does this person ask questions?)
	Can you describe your attitude during the consultations?
Self-reflection	Are there issues you would like to change for yourself before, during, or after a consultation? Are there issues you have already changed regarding your consultations? (For example: Do you prepare for your consultations differently than in the past? Do you ask more, fewer, or other types of questions now than in the past?)
Interviews
Preparation	Do you prepare for consultations with your practice nurse? If so, how?
Asking questions	Do you ask questions during consultations? If so, do you often know which questions you need to ask? After the consultations, do you feel that your questions were answered? If you have not asked your practice nurse everything you wanted to ask, what are your main reasons?
Problems	Do you sometimes experience problems talking with your practice nurse? Why? Why not?
Active role	Do you want to participate more actively during the consultations? If so, why? What do you hope to achieve?
Support	What kinds of support could help you during consultations with your practice nurse? How can the practice nurse help you achieve that support?

Abbreviations: PN practice nurse, T2DM type 2 diabetes