The participants reported that although some patients (particularly those who have had diabetes for many years) are able to effectively self-manage their diabetes while in hospital, others require assistance and support from nurses or midwives.“It's easier for us if [patients] have their own insulin and their own pump and they know, because they use it, they’ll show us what it is and show us their units, and they give it to themselves. Here, INS is linked to diabetes mellitus.