Impact of Living with Stigma in Persons with Type 1 Diabetes

We provide the perspectives of an adult with over 33 years of living with T1D and an expert endocrinologist who details their experience of T1D-related stigma.

Stigma in People With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes - PMC

Consequences of Diabetes Stigma · Emotional Life. Respondents with type 1 diabetes (38%), particularly females (42%), strongly agreed that other people's ...

How do people living with type 1 diabetes perceive stigma? – BETTER

Did you know that among people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D), those feeling distressed about diabetes or lacking support can perceive ...

Diabetes Stigma - CDC

The negative emotions that people with diabetes feel from being stigmatized can also cause depression and anxiety. Stigma can even discourage ...

The impact of stigma on the management of type 1 diabetes: A ...

This review highlights that people with type 1 diabetes are negatively affected by stigma, irrespective of their age, gender, culture, or use of diabetes ...

Diabetes stigma and discrimination: finding the right words

For example, people who take insulin can feel stigmatised due to the association of injections with illicit drug use. The effects of hypoglycaemia can be ...

(PDF) Impact of Living with Stigma in Persons with Type 1 Diabetes

Despite the acknowledgment of stigma for conditions such as obesity, mental illness, and epilepsy, its association with T1D and ensuing psychological distress ...

Stigma in People With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes

The impact of diabetes stigma on all aspects of life was significantly associ- ated with a higher A1C (>7 vs. ≤7%), higher BMI (≥25 vs. <25 kg/m2), and poorer ...

Breaking the silence on World Diabetes Day, hearing from people ...

"Diabetes still is looked down upon as social stigma. Especially when it comes to relationship matters, people hesitate to consider people ...

Predictors of Stigma Perception by People with Type 1 Diabetes

Its impact may include social isolation, hindered access to care, compromised well-being, and lower quality of life. However, type one diabetes- ...

Stigma and type 1 diabetes | Breakthrough T1D - JDRF Canada

Absorbing the negative perceptions that come from diabetes stigma can lead to feelings of shame, failure and guilt. This can impact familial ...

Bringing an end to diabetes stigma and discrimination - The Lancet

People with diabetes often encounter stigma (ie, negative social judgments, stereotypes, prejudice), which can adversely affect emotional, mental, ...

Impact of Living with Stigma in Persons with Type 1 Diabetes

Despite the acknowledgment of stigma for conditions such as obesity, mental illness, and epilepsy, its association with T1D and ensuing ...

The Stigmatization of People living with Type 1 Diabetes – BETTER

It is astonishing to see that half of people with T1D experienced some form of stigma associated with their condition.

The relationship between stigma and psychological distress among ...

Overall, diabetes-related stigma has an important effect on the outcomes of biopsychosocial health for diabetes patients [14, 29, 30]. Recently, ...

Predictors of stigma perception by people with type 1 diabetes

Reducing health-related stigma should be a priority in healthcare. The impact of stigma related to mental illness [1], epilepsy [2], obesity [3] ...

'I'm not a druggie, I'm just a diabetic': a qualitative study of stigma ...

The study was described as an investigation of 'the social experience of living with type 1 diabetes'. The term 'stigma' was not used in study advertisements so ...

How we're working to tackle diabetes stigma

Whatever the source, stigma can have a serious impact on people's overall health and wellbeing. We know that diabetes can be relentless, and ...

Stigma of Living With Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Poor Glycemic ...

Nearly two-thirds of those participating in the study reported feelings of stigma from having to manage type 1 diabetes.

Identification of Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors Influencing ...

Background: A large percentage of people with type 1 diabetes experience stigma, which may directly affect diabetes management.