Diabetic Patients’ Experience of Using a Diabetes Logbook while under Drug Injection Treatment: With the Mutter and the Narrative of Them

Abstract

Diabetic patients must strictly control their blood sugar levels through self-monitoring by using a logbook or other means. Rather than trying to evaluate the effect of self-monitoring, this study aimed at thoroughly describing the patients’ experience of using a logbook, including what they murmured when they made entries and their interview responses. I phenomenologically analyzed the data and described the experience. Four patients participated in the study that consisted of keeping records and doing unstructured interviews. Ms. A kept her logbook as usual and sent her comments via LINE^®. Mr. B created his own logbook to record his comments and blood sugar levels. Mr. C kept his logbook as usual, but did not record his murmured thoughts. Frequently seeing her doctor, Ms. D didn’t keep a logbook or record what she murmured. In their experience of using a logbook, they found it to be useful in daily living. In providing care for diabetic patients, the diabetes logbook can be useful for communication.