Categories | Sub-categories |
1) Self-losses perceived by the patient | 1.1) Beginning the mourn step: Negation 1.2) Silent illness that produces severe damage 1.3) Complicated/chronic mourn |
2) Emotions along the disease chronicity | 2.1) Negation of emotions/distortion of natural emotions 2.2) Decisions taken based on feelings |
3) Changes in the diabetic patient’s nutrition | 3.1) Culture: positive reinforcement from childhood 3.2) Constant mourn 3.3) Pleasure by forbidden foods |
4) Benefits in the diabetic patient | 4.1) Need to be in a support net 4.2) Bonding ties and love by relatives |