What it means to live with diabetes in a community of suburban buenos aires. social representations of type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Objective: to recognize and to understand the social representations of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in a community with a low socioeconomic level of suburban Buenos Aires. Methods: qualitative research, case study type. Semi-structured interviews were administered to people diagnosed with type 2 DM, who attended a primary care center in Bajo Boulogne, San Isidro district, Buenos Aires. Through a theoretical or convenience sampling, from the clinical records generated between January 2001 and July 2017. We included people with a recent diagnosis and others with more than 15 years of evolution, until speech saturation. We carried out a thematic analysis. Results: we conducted 20 interviews. Most of the people were aged between 60 and 69 years and were female. DM is lived as a disease without a cure and which does not condition the daily activities of people who suffer from it. It did not impress to be a burden, except for insulinized people, who assigned a negative connotation to that therapy. We did not find differences according to sex, age or years of evolution. Patients associated DM with poor eating habits and little or no physical activity. Conclusions: in this community, DM is lived naturally, especially by those who have been suffering from it for years. The family network constitutes the main source of support, accompaniment, containment, and provision of care. No other networks were identified, besides the family or the traditional medical system
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