Table 2.

Emergent themes

1. Health benefits	2. Lifestyle flexibility	3. Mood and emotion improvement
− Better glycemic control	− Flexibility of eating	− Less frequent injections
− Reduction in hypoglycemia attacks	− Flexibility of exercise	− Better glycemic control
− Reduction in hypoglycemia severity	− Better quality of sleep	− Better relationship with healthcare team
− Reduction in glucose variability	− Flexibility of social and work life	− Less worry about complications
− Reduction in hospital admission	− Enabling fasting during Ramadan	− Less arguing with family members
− Reduction in omitting insulin doses	− Flexibility during travelling	− Less worry of forgetting insulin
4. Practical trouble fear	5. Physical and personal influence	6. Self-confidence
− Fear of pump malfunction	− Less pain	− Gaining knowledge
− Fear of kinked cannula	− Fewer lumps and scars	− Applying information
− Fear of air bubbles	− Risk of local reactions	− Problem solving
− Fear with alarms	− Pump visibility	− Less dependent
	− Less freedom in clothes choices