Pledge to End Diabetes Stigma this World Diabetes Day

Today is World Diabetes Day! Here at the Leicester Diabetes Centre, we are committed to improving the lives of people with diabetes and their carers, through research, education and innovation. 

The Leicester Diabetes Centre has proudly endorsed the Pledge to End Diabetes Stigma. 

We PLEDGE to contribute pro-actively to bring an end to diabetes stigma and discrimination by:  

  • respecting people with all types of diabetes. 

  • recognising diabetes stigma exists and has harmful impacts. 

  • acknowledging and challenging my/our own prejudices about (people with) diabetes 

  • using accurate, respectful, inclusive, non-judgmental, and strengths-based language, messaging, and imagery when communicating with or about people with diabetes. 

  • avoiding and challenging fear-based messaging and imagery. 

  • condemning discrimination due to diabetes and advocating for equal treatment and support for people with diabetes. 

  • encouraging initiatives, policies, and laws that promote equity for all people with diabetes. 


By taking this pledge, we are committed, from here on, to creating a more compassionate and respectful world for people with diabetes, free from diabetes stigma and discrimination, and the harms they inflict. 

We encourage you to support the pledge:

https://enddiabetesstigma.org/   

#EndDiabetesStigma #WorldDiabetesDay 

Alex Batchelor