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This qualitative study conducted in a healthcare setting in Singapore explored the lived experiences of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) progression and complications, aiming to uncover challenges and enablers of effective self-care and complication management, thereby informing patient-centred policy and healthcare improvements.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A phenomenological approach was employed, involving one-to-one in-depth interviews with 13 participants with T2DM with complications. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling from the outpatient setting of a community-level diabetes care centre. Data were analysed through a reflexive thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seven themes emerged from the analysis: (1) pathways to initial diagnosis of diabetes, (2) diagnosis of diabetes-related complications (with subthemes of diagnosis in emergency and non-emergency settings), (3) barriers to help-seeking for complications, (4) barriers to diabetes complications management, (5) enablers of complications management, (6) experience of living with diabetes complications and (7) suggestions and recommendations for better care. Subthemes for barriers and enablers encompassed personal, healthcare-related and social\/community factors. Findings revealed significant gaps in symptom recognition, treatment adherence and glycaemic control among participants. 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