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I was reading an article in Diabetes Care Community (a Canadian Organization) and they were talking about the stigma most diabetics face from the general population
They define Diabetes Stigma as:
Stigma arises out of the attitudes, beliefs and assumptions made about those with diabetes by people without diabetes that are part of societal norms.
Stigma arises from the biases that people have toward diabetes. Such biases are sometimes explicit, as in the title above, where the person assumes… read more
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Members opened up about the stigma surrounding diabetes, with many sharing frustration over common misconceptions like "you did it to... Read more
I wish someone would say I done it to myself. I would give them a quick NC education. U know just in the states that their is 34 million of us. And that's like telling a cancer patient that they done it to themselves. Plus I was reading yesterday that Pfizer might have a med that totally controls BS. So hang in there and we the diabetes will help beat this thing. U know I love each of u. Always Scott
Sadly in a couple Type 1 groups I'm in even the stigma against Type 2 is upsetting. It's very upsetting to read . So if it happens there why in the world and how, can we expect non diabetics to not have them. It makes me pretty angry to see. I really try to educate when I can
I choose to tell nobody about my diabetes condition. Makes life a lot easier.
I haven’t encountered any of the you’ve done it to yourself but I do often get just take insulin so you can eat what you want or one piece isn’t going to kill you . Even my own family struggles with the way I eat. They aren’t the most supportive at times. My husband is just confused by the whole thing. If someone did say something to me you can bet I’d have a word or a 100 to say. I will admit that I did indulge in sweets and loved my pasta but overall I ate pretty healthy. My grandfather was a labile diabetic diagnosed in his 50’s and skinny as a rail and active, my aunt was type 2 and my mom was pre diabetic. My uncle was diagnosed in his 90’s . Family history you bet. With the exception of my aunt they all were very health conscious and ate very healthy.
Who cares what other people think? I suspect this stigma thing is just another ploy by those that want us to be dependent on them for advice etc.
Yes it can be hereditary and yes there are many cases where people by their actions either bring T2 on or hasten it. In my case it might be hereditary but I can definitely can say that my over use of alcohol over my life did not help and I accept responsibility for that.
Also even if in cases of hereditary it’s our responsibility (hereditary or otherwise) to manage our diabetes effectively.
This encouragement of the victim attitude is rather concerning as it could makes us too dependent on professionals in the medical industry.
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