What’s distressing about having type 1 diabetes? A qualitative study of young adults’ perspectives

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 2 Range of distress-related themes in each interview

Interviewee	Struggles with health system	Pregnancy	Day-to-day management problems	Type 2 diabetes	Self-consciousness/stigma	Complications/Future	Media Representations of Type 1 diabetes	Limiting/gets in the way of things
1	X	X		X		X	X	X
2	X	X				X		X
3		X	X	X	X	X	X
4	X	X	X					X
5			X		X			X
6	X	X	X		X	X		X
7	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
8	X			X		X	X
9		X				X		X
10					X	X		X
11	X			X				X
12	X		X		X	X		X
13			X	X	X			X
14	X		X		X	X		X
15
16			X	X		X
17			X			X
18	X
19	X	X	X	X		X		X
20	X			X	X	X		X
21	X			X	X	X
22	X	X	X	X		X		X
23
24			X					X
25	X		X					X
26
27	X		X					X
28		X	X	X	X	X		X
29					X			X
30			X	X		X	X
31				X		X
32		X	X			X		X
33		X		X		X
34						X
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ISSN: 1472-6823

Interviewee	Struggles with health system	Pregnancy	Day-to-day management problems	Type 2 diabetes	Self-consciousness/stigma	Complications/Future	Media Representations of Type 1 diabetes	Limiting/gets in the way of things
1	X	X		X		X	X	X
2	X	X				X		X
3		X	X	X	X	X	X
4	X	X	X					X
5			X		X			X
6	X	X	X		X	X		X
7	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
8	X			X		X	X
9		X				X		X
10					X	X		X
11	X			X				X
12	X		X		X	X		X
13			X	X	X			X
14	X		X		X	X		X
15
16			X	X		X
17			X			X
18	X
19	X	X	X	X		X		X
20	X			X	X	X		X
21	X			X	X	X
22	X	X	X	X		X		X
23
24			X					X
25	X		X					X
26
27	X		X					X
28		X	X	X	X	X		X
29					X			X
30			X	X		X	X
31				X		X
32		X	X			X		X
33		X		X		X
34						X
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Interviewee	Struggles with health system	Pregnancy	Day-to-day management problems	Type 2 diabetes	Self-consciousness/stigma	Complications/Future	Media Representations of Type 1 diabetes	Limiting/gets in the way of things
1	X	X		X		X	X	X
2	X	X				X		X
3		X	X	X	X	X	X
4	X	X	X					X
5			X		X			X
6	X	X	X		X	X		X
7	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
8	X			X		X	X
9		X				X		X
10					X	X		X
11	X			X				X
12	X		X		X	X		X
13			X	X	X			X
14	X		X		X	X		X
15
16			X	X		X
17			X			X
18	X
19	X	X	X	X		X		X
20	X			X	X	X		X
21	X			X	X	X
22	X	X	X	X		X		X
23
24			X					X
25	X		X					X
26
27	X		X					X
28		X	X	X	X	X		X
29					X			X
30			X	X		X	X
31				X		X
32		X	X			X		X
33		X		X		X
34						X
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Interviewee	Struggles with health system	Pregnancy	Day-to-day management problems	Type 2 diabetes	Self-consciousness/stigma	Complications/Future	Media Representations of Type 1 diabetes	Limiting/gets in the way of things
1	X	X		X		X	X	X
2	X	X				X		X
3		X	X	X	X	X	X
4	X	X	X					X
5			X		X			X
6	X	X	X		X	X		X
7	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
8	X			X		X	X
9		X				X		X
10					X	X		X
11	X			X				X
12	X		X		X	X		X
13			X	X	X			X
14	X		X		X	X		X
15
16			X	X		X
17			X			X
18	X
19	X	X	X	X		X		X
20	X			X	X	X		X
21	X			X	X	X
22	X	X	X	X		X		X
23
24			X					X
25	X		X					X
26
27	X		X					X
28		X	X	X	X	X		X
29					X			X
30			X	X		X	X
31				X		X
32		X	X			X		X
33		X		X		X
34						X
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