Table 2.

Summarized information of themes under the grounded theory analysis (N=1605).

Themes and subthemes		Codes, n (%)
A. Diagnosis—emotional reactions (n= 222, 13.8%)
	A1. Why me?	71 (4.4)
	A2. What is diabetes mellitus?	151 (9.4)
B. Treatment—diabetes-influenced depression (n= 1108, 69%)
	B1. Is the current treatment necessary?	422 (26.3)
	B2. Why is disease management so complex?	228 (14.2)
	B3. Why does the medicine not work?	458 (28.5)
C. Self-care—phobia reactions (n=275, 17.2%)
	C1. Why is daily self-management complicated?	195 (12.1)
	C2. Can I get rid of diabetes?	80 (5.0)