Childhood memories | - | - |
Fresh | | |
food | | |
Exercise | | |
Caribbean lifestyle | | |
Herbal remedies not health services | | |
Second generation immigrants also have memories of Caribbean foods and herbal remedies | | |
|
Migration to the UK | - | - |
Stressful | | |
Adaptation as a cause of diabetes | | |
|
Beliefs in the causes of diabetes | - | - |
Lifestyle factors | | |
Influence of Caribbean climate | | |
Stress | | |
|
Knowledge and understanding | | - |
Not global, but often limited understanding | Variable acknowledgement of the existence of possible complications | |
Influences of others' accounts considered important | Influence of other people's stories | |
|
Mistrust in the value of treatment | | |
Advice about diet at odds with health beliefs | - | Mistrust of the chemicals in tablets and insulin |
| | Preference for herbal remedies |
|
Strategies to control diabetes | | |
Symptoms more important than objective measures | Fear, denial, and acceptance of complications | - |
Influence of strong Christian faith in some people | Influence of other people's stories | |
Diabetes not a serious illness | | |
|
Perception of racism | - | NHS not catering for black people |
| | Individual health professionals considered quite highly |