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Patterns of diet related self-care in diabetes

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  • Maclean, Heather M.

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Our understanding of self-care actions can be enhanced by examining both the meanings attached to them and the context in which they take place. This article discusses patterns of diet-related self-care in a group of people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The study, based on a phenomenological perspective, consisted of 91 interviews with 34 people who discussed their everyday experience of living with diabetes. Individuals' response to the diabetes diet can be characterized on a continum that includes strict adherence to diet to no adherence. Factors influencing how individuals responded to the diabetes diet can be grouped into three categories encompassing individual, diabetes-related and contextual influences. Many individuals sought an appropriate balance between health and well-being. When the pursuit of health did not compromise well-being adherence to diet was not a problem. When the pursuit of health conflicted with well-being individuals took liberties with the diet in order to minimize its impact. Implications for promoting self-care in people with diabetes are discussed.

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  • Maclean, Heather M., 1991. "Patterns of diet related self-care in diabetes," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 32(6), pages 689-696, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:32:y:1991:i:6:p:689-696
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    1. Maya Maor & Moflah Ataika & Pesach Shvartzman & Maya Lavie Ajayi, 2021. "“I Had to Rediscover Our Healthy Food”: An Indigenous Perspective on Coping with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-16, December.

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