Table 6.
Main themes and subthemes generated from data.
| Theme | Main theme | Sub-themes | Respondents (n = 24) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Respondents’ experiences during the diagnosis | Symptoms experience during the diagnosis | 18 (75.0%) |
| Acceptance and EMOTIONAL experience when diagnosed with diabetes | 16 (66.7%) | ||
| Perception about causes of diabetes | 22 (91.7%) | ||
| Motivation to control diabetes | 18 (75.0%) | ||
| 2 | Respondents’ experience after diagnosis | Means of taking care of diabetes | 22 (96.7%) |
| Diabetes limits life chance | 18 (75.0%) | ||
| Physical symptoms experience with diabetes | 22 (91.7%) | ||
| Emotional experience with diabetes | 18 (75.0%) | ||
| Social problems associated with diabetes | 12 (50%) | ||
| 3 | Experience with managing and coping with diabetes | Measures to manage diabetes and keep blood sugar within normal range | 24 (100%) |
| Experience with the use of diabetic drugs and checking of blood sugar | 22 (96.7%) | ||
| Approaches to prevention of complications | 21 (87.5%) | ||
| 4 | Experience with self-management of diabetes | Experience with daily diabetes self-care | 18 (75%) |
| Experience with managing blood sugar | 24 (100) | ||
| Experience with financial cost of managing diabetes | 20 (83.3%) |