Susceptibility concerned vulnerability and the participants’ expectation of their own risk of having an MI.
Many participants had not thought themselves at risk
for MI despite their diabetes. Some of those who had
not thought themselves susceptible toMI said they had
not received any information from healthcare professionals about diabetes as a risk factor for MI. It was
described thatMI was not seen as a complication of diabetes, and 1 participant thought that younger age protected him from MI.