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Changing the Way We Talk About Diabetes Complications
Title
Changing the Way We Talk About Diabetes Complications.
Creator
Aldred, Chris, Scibilia, Renza
Abstract/Description
Diabetes is a highly stigmatised health condition, and diabetes-related complications attract their own particular brand of stigma. For many people living with diabetes, talking about complications is considered taboo and off-limits, often because they believe that a complication diagnosis means they have somehow failed in their diabetes management.But what if the conversation around complications changed? Instead of the fundamental message being about blame and shame, we shifted to open,...
Show moreDiabetes is a highly stigmatised health condition, and diabetes-related complications attract their own particular brand of stigma. For many people living with diabetes, talking about complications is considered taboo and off-limits, often because they believe that a complication diagnosis means they have somehow failed in their diabetes management.But what if the conversation around complications changed? Instead of the fundamental message being about blame and shame, we shifted to open, safe, and non-toxic discourse. Instead of complications being spoken about with shame and in hushed tones, people felt comfortable sharing their experiences and seeking help. That has been the motivation behind a recent online initiative which hopes to get people to comfortably #TalkAboutComplications.
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607528759_05abc561, 10.17125/plaid.2018.111
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Diabetes and Birth Control
Title
Diabetes and Birth Control: Part 1.
Creator
Bush, Suzanne Yancey, Brown, Shelbi H.
Abstract/Description
Many women will experience pregnancy in their lifetime. However, not all women wish to get pregnant and those who do often want to wait until the time is right. Birth control allows women this opportunity. For women with diabetes, planning ahead is especially important. With the knowledge of the different types of birth control available, women with diabetes can make informed decisions about their reproductive health and choose the best method available for them.This article is Part One of a...
Show moreMany women will experience pregnancy in their lifetime. However, not all women wish to get pregnant and those who do often want to wait until the time is right. Birth control allows women this opportunity. For women with diabetes, planning ahead is especially important. With the knowledge of the different types of birth control available, women with diabetes can make informed decisions about their reproductive health and choose the best method available for them.This article is Part One of a two-part series that discusses birth control options for women living with diabetes.
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607528497_61c2b021, 10.17125/plaid.2018.109
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Exploring Relationship Satisfaction in Older Adults with Diabetes Using Descriptive Epidemiology
Title
Exploring Relationship Satisfaction in Older Adults with Diabetes Using Descriptive Epidemiology.
Creator
Nowakowski, Alexandra C.H., Sumerau, J. E.
Abstract/Description
Objectives. We descriptively analyze patterns in relationship satisfaction among partnered older Americans with and without diabetes. We use data from the National Social, Health, and Life Project (NSHAP) to explore overall happiness as well as physical and emotional satisfaction with intimate relationships, and variation in these patterns by sociodemographic characteristics.Research Design and Methods. We use epidemiological contingency tables to explore three research questions. First, how...
Show moreObjectives. We descriptively analyze patterns in relationship satisfaction among partnered older Americans with and without diabetes. We use data from the National Social, Health, and Life Project (NSHAP) to explore overall happiness as well as physical and emotional satisfaction with intimate relationships, and variation in these patterns by sociodemographic characteristics.Research Design and Methods. We use epidemiological contingency tables to explore three research questions. First, how does overall relationship satisfaction vary among older adults with and without diabetes? Second, how does relationship satisfaction vary across these groups in physical and emotional domains? Third, what role might intersectional socio-demographic characteristics play in these patterns?Results. We found that older NSHAP participants with diabetes are very similar overall to their peers without diabetes with respect to relationship satisfaction. This pattern was consistent for overall happiness with intimate relationships as well as physical and emotional satisfaction. However, among people with diabetes we observed striking sex differences in overall happiness that became more dramatic for the physical and emotional satisfaction measures. We also observed modest differences by race and education that may intersect with the strong gender disparities we saw in our data.Conclusions. We contextualize our findings with prior research on diabetes and partnership to conclude that exploration of the relationships between gender, sexuality, health, and romance in the lives and relationships of people with diabetes may be a necessary and fruitful avenue of future research. To this end, we suggest threads for future inquiry on diabetes and intimate relationships among older adults.
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607528211_2a054b93, 10.17125/plaid.2018.102
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Game is Afoot
Title
The Game is Afoot.
Creator
Wood, Martin
Abstract/Description
Life is so very complicated. We have rules for everything to help us maintain order and make sense of the chaotic world around us. To live with diabetes in this world, we develop strategies that help us manage complications. Complications are a part of life, with or without diabetes. The idea behind the pieces that we have published in this issue of The PLAID Journal are to force us to get in the game, to think about complications, to talk about them, and to remove the taboo that a life...
Show moreLife is so very complicated. We have rules for everything to help us maintain order and make sense of the chaotic world around us. To live with diabetes in this world, we develop strategies that help us manage complications. Complications are a part of life, with or without diabetes. The idea behind the pieces that we have published in this issue of The PLAID Journal are to force us to get in the game, to think about complications, to talk about them, and to remove the taboo that a life complicated by diabetes has in the mainstream.
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607527606_cbb2fd20, 10.17125/plaid.2018.117
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It's Complicated
Title
It's Complicated.
Creator
Sparling, Kerri
Abstract/Description
In this audience perspective, Kerri Sparling describes what it is like to live with diabetes -- "It's Complicated." She answers some of the common questions she receives about living with diabetes, using diabetes technology, and having children.
Date Issued
2018
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607527854_30622db4, 10.17125/plaid.2018.116
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