University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Qual Health Res. 2021 Jan;31(2):254-270. doi: 10.1177/1049732320966582. Epub 2020 Nov 2.
Individuals living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) can experience conflict between self-presentation and their symptoms or management regimens. In this article, I explain how these individuals might use their illness management techniques to aid in successfully self-presenting or having their identities verified. Interview respondents associate conflicts brought on by symptoms or management regimens with identity processes and report some instances when illness management enables them to successfully perform identities. Researchers have previously found ways that individuals work to renegotiate or preserve their identities by suppressing or hiding their illnesses. I additionally highlight instances where individuals embrace illness management to successfully perform identities, a process I call illness management into the identity verification process. The importance of research on access to illness management tools and education is emphasized, as researchers aid individuals not only in maintaining good health but also being their best social selves.
患有 1 型糖尿病（T1D）或 2 型糖尿病（T2D）的个体可能会在自我呈现和他们的症状或管理方案之间产生冲突。在本文中，我解释了这些个体如何使用他们的疾病管理技术来帮助成功地自我呈现或验证他们的身份。受访者将症状或管理方案带来的冲突与身份过程联系起来，并报告了一些情况下疾病管理使他们能够成功地表现出身份的情况。研究人员此前发现，个体通过抑制或隐藏疾病来努力重新协商或维护身份的方法。我还强调了个体通过疾病管理成功地表现出身份的情况，我将这个过程称为“将疾病管理纳入身份验证过程”。强调了研究获得疾病管理工具和教育的重要性，因为研究人员不仅帮助个体保持身体健康，而且还帮助他们展现出最佳的社交自我。
