Table 1

MEDLINE search strategy

Multifield search
(type 2 diabetes OR type II diabetes)Abstract
ANDpatient*Abstract
AND(Qualitative OR Themes)Abstract
AND(symptom OR treatment OR living with)Abstract
NOT(co-morbid* OR foot ulcers OR retinopathy OR nephropathy OR bariatric surgery OR non-alcoholic fatty liver disease OR cardiovascular disease)Abstract