Oct 19, 2025 01:40 AM
(This post was last modified: Oct 19, 2025 05:14 PM by C C.)
Sounds like more of a tarnish problem for parts of the world where diabetes afflicted people are a smaller fraction of the population. Whereas in the West, you can randomly toss a pebble and pretty much hit a diabetic (it's a norm).
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The persistence of diabetes stigma
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102333
INTRO: For people with medical conditions, stigma is a real problem they must worry about on top of their health. Stereotypes about health conditions often cause discrimination even by healthcare providers, as many may assume those affected don't take care of their health, when in reality they likely have no control over their condition.
Diabetes affects nearly ten percent of the global adult population and causes almost two million deaths per year, yet the persistent stigma surrounding people with the disease is a global concern. Physicians may act as inadvertent perpetrators, but their level of awareness is still poorly understood.
To address this, it is essential to gauge the level of awareness of a diabetes stigma among future physicians and identify the need for strategic interventions in medical education. This approach motivated a team of researchers at Kyoto University to first assess awareness of stigma and advocacy among medical students in Japan.
"Until now, no studies have investigated the awareness of diabetes stigma and advocacy activities among medical students and residents," says corresponding author Takaaki Murakami... (MORE - details, no ads)
PAPER: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112937
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The persistence of diabetes stigma
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102333
INTRO: For people with medical conditions, stigma is a real problem they must worry about on top of their health. Stereotypes about health conditions often cause discrimination even by healthcare providers, as many may assume those affected don't take care of their health, when in reality they likely have no control over their condition.
Diabetes affects nearly ten percent of the global adult population and causes almost two million deaths per year, yet the persistent stigma surrounding people with the disease is a global concern. Physicians may act as inadvertent perpetrators, but their level of awareness is still poorly understood.
To address this, it is essential to gauge the level of awareness of a diabetes stigma among future physicians and identify the need for strategic interventions in medical education. This approach motivated a team of researchers at Kyoto University to first assess awareness of stigma and advocacy among medical students in Japan.
"Until now, no studies have investigated the awareness of diabetes stigma and advocacy activities among medical students and residents," says corresponding author Takaaki Murakami... (MORE - details, no ads)
PAPER: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112937