Men and type 2 diabetes: how everyday knowledge remains unshared in gendered medical encounters
Purpose Managing everyday life with type 2 diabetes can be challenging. In particular, men considered vulnerable are often portrayed as lacking self-management. This paper challenges this assumption by highlighting the unheeded knowledge and self-care practices these men develop, and by exploring ho...
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| description | Purpose Managing everyday life with type 2 diabetes can be challenging. In particular, men considered vulnerable are often portrayed as lacking self-management. This paper challenges this assumption by highlighting the unheeded knowledge and self-care practices these men develop, and by exploring how these are included in healthcare encounters at an outpatient clinic in Denmark. Methods Data were collected through observations of clinical practice and subsequent interviews with 12 men who have type 2 diabetes. A thematic analysis was conducted to explore their daily experiences of managing chronic illness and their encounters with healthcare professionals. Results Men considered vulnerable manifest important knowledge and strategies in managing type 2 diabetes in their daily lives, often perceiving the illness as barely present. Their encounters with healthcare professionals, particularly females, often draw on repertoires from previous experiences with (often female) care professionals and seem to follow a certain script for (female) carers encountering disadvantaged (male) care recipients. These dynamics frequently overlook the men’s lived experiences and self-management knowledge. Conclusion Men considered vulnerable develop important coping strategies and knowledge for managing type 2 diabetes in their everyday lives. However, their encounters with health professionals often perpetuate gendered assumptions and exclusion of their everyday experiences and knowledge. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b0ca9c23cdf9458eb5ba34fc05ed475d2025-08-20T03:52:57ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being1748-26231748-26312025-12-0120110.1080/17482631.2025.24953792495379Men and type 2 diabetes: how everyday knowledge remains unshared in gendered medical encountersLouise Søgaard Hansen0Anne-Louise Bjerregaard1Peter Bindslev Iversen2Nicole Thualagant3Roskilde UniversityDepartment of Social, Work and Health Care ServicesSteno Diabetes Center SjaellandRoskilde UniversityPurpose Managing everyday life with type 2 diabetes can be challenging. In particular, men considered vulnerable are often portrayed as lacking self-management. This paper challenges this assumption by highlighting the unheeded knowledge and self-care practices these men develop, and by exploring how these are included in healthcare encounters at an outpatient clinic in Denmark. Methods Data were collected through observations of clinical practice and subsequent interviews with 12 men who have type 2 diabetes. A thematic analysis was conducted to explore their daily experiences of managing chronic illness and their encounters with healthcare professionals. Results Men considered vulnerable manifest important knowledge and strategies in managing type 2 diabetes in their daily lives, often perceiving the illness as barely present. Their encounters with healthcare professionals, particularly females, often draw on repertoires from previous experiences with (often female) care professionals and seem to follow a certain script for (female) carers encountering disadvantaged (male) care recipients. These dynamics frequently overlook the men’s lived experiences and self-management knowledge. Conclusion Men considered vulnerable develop important coping strategies and knowledge for managing type 2 diabetes in their everyday lives. However, their encounters with health professionals often perpetuate gendered assumptions and exclusion of their everyday experiences and knowledge.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2025.2495379type 2 diabeteshealthcare encountersgendervulnerabilityself-care practices |
| spellingShingle | Louise Søgaard Hansen Anne-Louise Bjerregaard Peter Bindslev Iversen Nicole Thualagant Men and type 2 diabetes: how everyday knowledge remains unshared in gendered medical encounters International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being type 2 diabetes healthcare encounters gender vulnerability self-care practices |
| title | Men and type 2 diabetes: how everyday knowledge remains unshared in gendered medical encounters |
| title_full | Men and type 2 diabetes: how everyday knowledge remains unshared in gendered medical encounters |
| title_fullStr | Men and type 2 diabetes: how everyday knowledge remains unshared in gendered medical encounters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Men and type 2 diabetes: how everyday knowledge remains unshared in gendered medical encounters |
| title_short | Men and type 2 diabetes: how everyday knowledge remains unshared in gendered medical encounters |
| title_sort | men and type 2 diabetes how everyday knowledge remains unshared in gendered medical encounters |
| topic | type 2 diabetes healthcare encounters gender vulnerability self-care practices |
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