Reassurance/peace of mind |
“The reassurance really…It was perfect because whatever happened it seemed to take control of it” | (009a) |
“Knowing that I was going to wake up on a good number” | (004) |
“My parents didn't have to worry so much about what was happening” | (002) |
“I felt I could completely trust it at night and I felt completely relaxed about it being there” | (004a) |
Confidence and ‘time off’ from diabetes demands |
“I could rely on it and know that I would be alright in the morning” | (006) |
“That you could just hook it up and it does it all for you” | (011) |
“If you always wake up on a good number then it kind of sets you up for the rest of the day” | (004) |
Safety | |
“Knowing that they're going to be OK in the night…that's a safety thing” | (004a) |
“At night I didn't have to worry about being diabetic, I just thought, leave it” | (006) |
“It was good really because it was like having someone taking care of you” | (010) |
“It always seemed to work and once I'd had it a couple of nights I knew it worked and it was good” | (012) |
Improved diabetes control | |
“The perfect sugar control overnight…” | (015) |
“My improved HbA1c was probably best for me…” | (001) |
“It really did keep my blood sugar within a very tight range all through the night …” | (008) |
“…cos I was lower I could do more, I could concentrate better…” | (013) |
Being able to get a good night's sleep | |
“For the first time in 10 years I didn't have to do a blood test at 11 o'clock at night” | (013a) |
“Not having the worry…not having to drag yourself out of bed testing at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning…It was reliable” | (002a) |
“I had better sleep, you don't worry about what you have to do” | (001) |
“Every night we could sleep” | (005a) |