Theories of ethics and perception of symptoms: A diabetes perspective

Abstract

Diabetes is a heterogenous disorder characterized by varied etiopathogenic mechanisms, associations, clinical presentations, and complications. This diversity is further enhanced by an equally wide array of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. This diversity results in and gets reflected in variations in the clinical care. The fact that diabetes is not merely a biological entity, but a syndrome that perfectly fits the biopsychosocial health model, makes this metabolic disease and its management even more complex. This theory posits that psychological and social factors contribute to health and disease in tandem with biological determinants.[1]