Bringing an end to diabetes stigma and discrimination: an international consensus statement on evidence and recommendations

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftReviewForskningfagfællebedømt

  • Jane Speight
  • Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott
  • Matthew Garza
  • Renza Scibilia
  • Sabina Wagner
  • Asuka Kato
  • Victor Pedrero
  • Sonya Deschênes
  • Susan J. Guzman
  • Kevin L. Joiner
  • Shengxin Liu
  • Ingrid Willaing
  • Katie M. Babbott
  • Bryan Cleal
  • Jane K. Dickinson
  • Jennifer A. Halliday
  • Eimear C. Morrissey
  • Giesje Nefs
  • Shane O'Donnell
  • Anna Serlachius
  • Per Winterdijk
  • Hamzah Alzubaidi
  • Bustanul Arifin
  • Liz Cambron-Kopco
  • Corinna Santa Ana
  • Emma Davidsen
  • Mary de Groot
  • Maartje de Wit
  • Phyllisa Deroze
  • Stephanie Haack
  • Richard I.G. Holt
  • Walther Jensen
  • Kamlesh Khunti
  • Karoline Kragelund Nielsen
  • Tejal Lathia
  • Christopher J. Lee
  • Bridget McNulty
  • Diana Naranjo
  • Rebecca L. Pearl
  • Suman Prinjha
  • Rebecca M. Puhl
  • Anita Sabidi
  • Chitra Selvan
  • Jazz Sethi
  • Mohammed Seyam
  • Jackie Sturt
  • Mythily Subramaniam
  • Helle Terkildsen Maindal
  • Virginia Valentine
  • Michael Vallis
In 2010, the International Diabetes Federation put out a call to action to “stop discrimination against people with diabetes”.6 The International Diabetes Federation recommended enabling people with diabetes to claim their rights and responsibilities (as later detailed in their Charter4); increasing public awareness of diabetes and reducing diabetes stigma; and supporting people with diabetes to be at the centre of this response. This call to action was a novel, ambitious, and crucial step forward. In 2013, the first systematic review of diabetes stigma showed wide-ranging potential harms but a scarcity of research focused on this important issue.1 Subsequently, both advocacy and research on diabetes stigma have increased substantially, including raising awareness, sharing experiences, and understanding the nature, extent, and repercussions of diabetes stigma. Arguably, there has been greater and earlier recognition in research of the stigma associated with other health conditions (eg, cancer and mental illness in the 1960s, epilepsy in the 1970s, HIV in the 1980s–1990s, and obesity in the 2000s) than with diabetes.7, 8, 9 Insights from these areas suggest that research and advocacy
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftThe Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
Vol/bind12
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)61-82
Antal sider22
ISSN2213-8587
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2024

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
We thank Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare (Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia) for providing independent coordination of the Delphi surveys, enabling panel members’ responses to remain confidential; he designed, formatted, and distributed the online survey under the supervision of EH-T and JSp; analysed the results, providing deidentified results for reporting purposes; and communicating in confidence with panel members (eg, providing their individual ratings for review in subsequent surveys). We thank Robert Brines (Bite Medical Consulting, Cambridge, UK; supported by The diaTribe Foundation) for his administrative assistance collating the draft sections of the methods and evidence summary, authored by the expert panel, into a single document, formatting, and compiling references. We thank Victoria Yutronich (Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia) for developing the community-based EndDiabetesStigma.org website, enabling individuals and organisations across the world to view and take the pledge online. We acknowledge and thank all the individuals and organisations that have taken the pledge to end diabetes stigma. We acknowledge and thank all those who have enabled translations into languages other than English, which are available via the EndDiabetesStigma.org/pledge-translations/. Editorial note: The Lancet Group takes a neutral position with respect to territorial claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

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