Research Article

“I’m Managing My Diabetes between Two Worlds”: Beliefs and Experiences of Diabetes Management in British South Asians on Holiday in the East—A Qualitative Study

Table 1

Demographics.

(%)

44
Male23 (52)
Female21 (48)
Age, years (SD = 12.5, range)61 (32–84)
Diabetes
 T1D5 (11)
 T2D ( = 7 on insulin)39 (91)
Duration of diabetes
 0 to 5 years11 (25)
 5 to 10 years16 (36)
 10 years+17 (39)
Marital status
 Married or in civil partnership38 (86)
 Other 6 (14)
Subethnic groups
 Indian22 (50)
 Pakistani18 (41)
 Bangladeshi3 (7)
 Other (Nepalese)1 (2)
Education
 No qualifications19 (44)
 1 to 4 O levels3 (7)
 A levels1 (2)
 Other qualifications4 (9)
 NVQ3 (7)
 Professional qualifications5 (11)
 First degree5 (11)
 Higher degree4 (9)
Born in the UK or migrated to UK
 British born South Asians4 (9)
 British migrant South Asians40 (91)