Abstract
Living with the Unwelcome Guest: Thai Muslims Living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Highlights
ObjectivesTo examine life experiences of Thai Muslims living with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM)
The three major themes experienced by Thai Muslims living with T2DM are discussed below
This finding contrasted with the study from Juntaveemueng et al.,[31] which found that the level of success in diabetic patient care was determined by two factors: the patient’s self-control and the willingness to prepare separate meals for patients
Summary
To examine life experiences of Thai Muslims living with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). RESULTS: Three themes emerged from life experiences of Thai Muslims with T2DM: “Before diagnosis”, “When facing the diagnosis” and “Living with the unwelcome guest (diabetes)”. For “When facing the diagnosis”, the participants reflected their feeling as “unwelcome guest” which referred to undesirable visitors who intrude into their home unexpectedly. It can be categorized in 3 sub-themes which were “unexpected”, “annoying” and “God sent”. CONCLUSION: These findings reflected that Thai Muslims with T2DM struggled with the disease, could not manage their life with it, and got less support from both family and the community. Health care professionals need to provide cultural sensitive care specific for Thai Muslims
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