title: Negotiating Diet in Networks: A Cross-European Study of the Experiences of Managing Type 2 Diabetes.
abstract: Food and diet are central aspects of diabetes self-management but the relevance of social networks for the way people are supported in their management of type 2 diabetes is often under-acknowledged. In this article, we aimed to explore the coalescences between these two phenomena among people with type 2 diabetes to increase knowledge of interactions within social network related to daily diet. The article is based on 125 qualitative interviews with individuals with type 2 diabetes from five European countries. Based on assumptions that people with chronic illnesses reshape relationships through negotiation, we analyzed negotiations of food at different levels of network. The respondents' reflections indicate that there are complex negotiations that influence self-management and food, including support, knowledge, and relationships within families; attention and openness in social situations; and the premises and norms of society.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Ingrid Ruud
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Knutsen
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: I Christina
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Foss
authors.affiliation: 2 University of World and National Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Elka
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Todorova
authors.affiliation: 3 Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Poli
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roukova
authors.affiliation: 4 University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.affiliation: 4 University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Mari Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Portillo
authors.affiliation: 5 Clinica Universidadde Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Regaira
authors.affiliation: 6 Education, Health and Society Foundation, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serrano-Gil
authors.affiliation: 7 University of Crete, Iraklion, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lionis
authors.affiliation: 7 University of Crete, Iraklion, Greece.
authors.forename: Agapi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Angelaki
authors.affiliation: 4 University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004032:Diet / Q000523:psychology*; D004777:Environment; D005060:Europe; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017008:Negotiating / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Europe; diabetes; illness and disease, chronic; qualitative analysis; research, cross-language; self-care; social support