Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Diabetes. Jun 10, 2015; 6(5): 752-758
Published online Jun 10, 2015. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i5.752
Table 2 Challenges of diabetes self-management behaviors
Behaviorn (%)
Having to structure my daily routine around diabetes management77 (50.3)
Coping with the impact of diabetes on my social relationships64 (41.8)
Thinking about diabetes all the time74 (48.4)
Having insufficient support from family and/or friends52 (34.0)
Having insufficient support from my workplace51 (33.3)
Seeing how other people think of me88 (57.5)
Having to change what I eat49 (32.0)
Understanding the relationships between glucose, diet and exercise72 (47.1)
Overall mean65.9 (43.1)