Themes
Women in this study identified a number of factors that
assisted or made their task of GDM self-management
more difficult. These factors are considered separately
under barriers and facilitators of GDM self-management.
In this first section, barriers are discussed. The following
five themes emerged as barriers: (1) time pressures; (2)
physical constraints; (3) social constraints; (4) limited comprehension
of requirements, and (5) insulin was an easier
option. These themes are illustrated in Figure 1 below: