dStigmatizing Diabetes: Addressing Diabetes Stigma and Its Impacts

1. Diabetes stigma refers to negative social judgments, stereotypes, and prejudices about diabetes or about a person due to their diabetes.

a) True
b) False

2. Diabetes stigma becomes discrimination when it is used in unfair or prejudicial treatment towards a person with diabetes.

a) True
b) False

3. 1 in 6 Indigenous people have avoided seeking healthcare due to anticipated unfair treatment/discrimination.

a) True
b) False

4. The following manifestations of diabetes stigma include:

a) Internalized stigma
b) Enacted external stigma
c) Perceived external stigma
d) Anticipated external stigma
e) All of the above

5. Effective strategies for reducing diabetes stigma include education and awareness, empathy building, narrative shifting and language choices, and creating a clinic free from stigma, using a weight-inclusive approach.

a) True
b) False

6. Indigenous communities face unique intersecting stigmas due to:

a) Increased poverty and discrepancies in education/employment
b) Marginalized racial identity, violence, and trauma
c) Lack of access to health care and reduced coverage
d) Increased risk for additional health conditions
e) All of the above

7. Social withdrawal or isolation, worse interpersonal relationships, and concealing diabetes from others are all social responses associated with diabetes stigma.

a) True
b) False

8. Diabetes stigma is associated with the following psychological aspect(s):

a) Increased depressive and anxiety symptoms
b) Increased diabetes distress
c) Decreased quality of life
d) Decreased self-esteem, self-efficacy, and resilience
e) All of the above

9. To reduce diabetes stigma, it is essential to use language that is person-centered, non-judgmental that fosters collaboration between people with diabetes and their healthcare team.

a) True
b) False