This is a study regarding the use of information aimed at relatives and close ones to people that is experiencing hypoglycemia due to their diabetes. And how the use of the classical rhetorical appeal pathos can be used to design such information, in order to emphasize the importance of knowing how to act when a person is experiencing the hypoglycemia state and how to make the information more relatable. This is a design study with and academic leap containing qualitative interviews with three participants. The problem studied is the information gap between people with diabetes and their surrounding family and friends. In this study the results show that the participants face danger in environments outside their home due to the lack of knowledge about diabetes and hypoglycemia symptoms. The focus of the study is understanding how people with diabetes type-1 experience hypoglycemia, so that I can inform about this subject in a manner and language that will reach the intended receiver. Done research shows that a low knowledge regarding diabetes is more than a fact, it’s a real problem within the field of information design and textdesign. Keywords: textdesign, hypoglycemia, diabetes, information design, human centered design, pathos

Introduction: In Sweden, 450,000 people suffer from diabetes, of which 10-15% have type 1 diabetes. Individuals who have lived with the disease for a long time run the risk of complications. Physical activity is central to the treatment, but there are risks and obstacles that can lead to the individual avoiding physical activity.  Aim: The purpose is to investigate perceived risks and other obstacles during physical activity for type 1 diabetics.  Methods: The choice of method was a systematic literature study. The databases WorldCat Discovery and Pubmed were used in the search of reports. After the search, 10 reports were selected, and a thematic analysis was applied. Then 3 themes were chosen which were later used to analyze the reports. They were as follows: the fear and the risk of hypoglycemia, the obstacles and remedies in relation to physical activity and behavioral changes in the individual.  Results: The fear of a hypoglycemia prevents the individual from exercising. The result showed that women suffers from anxiety concerning their diabetes to a greater extent than men. Aids such as Continuous Glucose Monitoring can minimize anxiety and the risk of getting into hypoglycemia during physical activity.  Conclusion: Constantly worrying about getting into hypoglycemia can cause the individual to stop caring for the risks associated with the disease. One of the factors that led to the individual being unable to perform physical activity was hyperglycaemia. Continuous blood glucose monitoring as well as support of personnel at exercise facilities can lead to the individual overcoming obstacles and concerns.

Bakgrund: Typ 1 diabetes är en obotlig autoimmun sjukdom där immunförsvaret angriper och förstör de insulinproducerande ß-cellerna i bukspottkörteln. Detta leder tillslut till total insulinbrist vilket är ett dödligt tillstånd. Genom att öka mängden fysisk aktivitet hos individer med typ 1 diabetes minskar risken för följdsjukdomar. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka de barriärer som finns till fysisk aktivitet hos individer med typ 1 diabetes. Metod: Den metod som valdes var kvantitativ metod där enkäten “Barriers to Physical Activity in Diabetes type 1” (BAPAD1) valdes ut. Totalt svarade 66 individer med typ 1 diabetes på enkäten. Resultatet analyserades sedan med hjälp av Excel. Resultat: Den vanligaste barriären till fysisk aktivitet var “rädslan för hypoglykemi” följt av “Att du tappar kontrollen över din diabetes under fysisk aktivitet” och “att du tappar kontrollen över din diabetes efter fysisk aktivitet”. Konklusion: Sammanfattningsvis fick vi vår frågeställning besvarad. Tidigare studier visar att rädsla för hypoglykemi är den vanligaste barriären till fysisk aktivitet och det bekräftades även i denna studie. / Background: Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system destroys the insulin-producing pancreatic-ß cells. This eventually leads to total insulin deficiency which is a fatal condition. By increasing the amount of physical activity in individuals with type 1 diabetes the risk of sequelae reduces. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the barriers to physical activity in individuals with type 1 diabetes. Method: The chosen method to this study was the questionnaire “Barriers to Physical Activity in Diabetes type 1” (BAPAD1). A total of 66 individuals with type 1 diabetes filled the questionnaire according to their own barriers to physical activity. The answers were later analysed in Excel. Result: The most common barrier to physical activity was “the fear of hypoglycemia” followed by “The loss of control over your diabetes during physical activity” and “The loss of control over your diabetes after physical activity”. Conclusion: Over all the result of the study got our question answered. Previous studies show that fear of hypoglycemia is the most common barrier to physical activity, and this was also confirmed in this study

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<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate the quality of life and the social life situation, with special focus on the consequenses of fear of hypoglycemia (FoH), in Islet transplanted patients.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>11 patients were included, four women and seven men, who have been Islet tranplanted at Uppsala University Hospital during the years 2001-2009. Two questionaires, Short Form 36 (SF-36) and the Swedish version Hypoglycemia Fear Survey (Swe-HFS) were used to investigate the quality of life, in relation to fear of hypoglycemia. Also, telephone interviews were conducted to investigate the patients social life situation in relation to FoH, after Islet transplantation and were analysed using content analysis method.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The mean value for quality of life was lower than that in the normal population. Three out of ten patients experienced FoH. Three predominant themes were revealed, one theme associated with pre- transplant, was “Struggle for control of Social Life Situation” and two themes associated with post-transplant, were “Regain power and controll of  Social Life Situation” and “At Peace with the balance between the Present and the Future”.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The patients experienced improved control over social life situation and quality of life in relation to FoH may been improved following islet tranplantation.</p> / <p><strong>Syfte: </strong>Att undersöka ö-cellstransplanterade patienters livskvalitet och sociala livssituation med speciellt fokus på oro/rädsla för hypoglykemi.</p><p><strong>Metod</strong>: I studien inkluderades 11 patienter, fyra kvinnor och sju män, vilka genomgått ö-cellstransplantation vid Akademiska Sjukhuset i Uppsala under perioden 2001-2009. Två frågeformulär, Short Form 36 (SF-36) och den svenska versionen av Hypoglycemia Fear Survey (Swe-HFS) användes för att undersöka patienternas livskvalitet relaterat till oro/rädsla för hypoglykemi. Telefonintervjuer genomfördes för att undersöka patienternas sociala livssituation efter genomgången ö-cellstransplantation relaterat till oro/rädsla för hypoglykemi och analyserats med innehållsanalys.</p><p><strong>Resultat: </strong>Medelvärdet för hälsorelaterad livskvalitet var lägre jämfört med normalbefolkningen och tre av tio deltagare upplevde oro/rädsla för hypoglykemi. Tre övergripande teman med koppling till social livssituation identifierades, ett tema före genomgången ö-cellstransplantation, var ”Kampen om kontroll över social livssituation”, och två teman efter genomförd transplantation, var ”Återtagande av makt och kontroll över social livssituation” samt ”Tillfreds med balans mellan nuet och framtiden”.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>Konklusion: </strong>Patienterna upplevde att kontrollen över den sociala livssituationen och livskvalitet i relation till oro/rädsla för hypoglykemi förbättrades efter genomgången ö-cellstransplantation.</p>

Aim: To investigate the quality of life and the social life situation, with special focus on the consequenses of fear of hypoglycemia (FoH), in Islet transplanted patients. Method: 11 patients were included, four women and seven men, who have been Islet tranplanted at Uppsala University Hospital during the years 2001-2009. Two questionaires, Short Form 36 (SF-36) and the Swedish version Hypoglycemia Fear Survey (Swe-HFS) were used to investigate the quality of life, in relation to fear of hypoglycemia. Also, telephone interviews were conducted to investigate the patients social life situation in relation to FoH, after Islet transplantation and were analysed using content analysis method. Results: The mean value for quality of life was lower than that in the normal population. Three out of ten patients experienced FoH. Three predominant themes were revealed, one theme associated with pre- transplant, was “Struggle for control of Social Life Situation” and two themes associated with post-transplant, were “Regain power and controll of  Social Life Situation” and “At Peace with the balance between the Present and the Future”. Conclusion: The patients experienced improved control over social life situation and quality of life in relation to FoH may been improved following islet tranplantation. / Syfte: Att undersöka ö-cellstransplanterade patienters livskvalitet och sociala livssituation med speciellt fokus på oro/rädsla för hypoglykemi. Metod: I studien inkluderades 11 patienter, fyra kvinnor och sju män, vilka genomgått ö-cellstransplantation vid Akademiska Sjukhuset i Uppsala under perioden 2001-2009. Två frågeformulär, Short Form 36 (SF-36) och den svenska versionen av Hypoglycemia Fear Survey (Swe-HFS) användes för att undersöka patienternas livskvalitet relaterat till oro/rädsla för hypoglykemi. Telefonintervjuer genomfördes för att undersöka patienternas sociala livssituation efter genomgången ö-cellstransplantation relaterat till oro/rädsla för hypoglykemi och analyserats med innehållsanalys. Resultat: Medelvärdet för hälsorelaterad livskvalitet var lägre jämfört med normalbefolkningen och tre av tio deltagare upplevde oro/rädsla för hypoglykemi. Tre övergripande teman med koppling till social livssituation identifierades, ett tema före genomgången ö-cellstransplantation, var ”Kampen om kontroll över social livssituation”, och två teman efter genomförd transplantation, var ”Återtagande av makt och kontroll över social livssituation” samt ”Tillfreds med balans mellan nuet och framtiden”. Konklusion: Patienterna upplevde att kontrollen över den sociala livssituationen och livskvalitet i relation till oro/rädsla för hypoglykemi förbättrades efter genomgången ö-cellstransplantation.