ArticleDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2025
Examining the Relationship Between Weight Stigma, Diabetes Stigma, and HbA1c in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.
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- Reframing diabetes mellitus care in South Africa through lived experience, peer support and advocacy: Lessons from the 2025 Diabetes Summit.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- Promoting Stigma-Free Language in Type 2 Diabetes Care Among Primary Care Clinicians: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.JMIR diabetes · 2026Article
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- Relationship between patient activation, experienced stigma, and internalised weight stigma in people with type 2 diabetes.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2026Observational
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Abstract
introductionThis study aims to examine the extent to which experienced and/or internalized weight stigma and diabetes stigma may be associated with HbA1c level in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
methodsA total of 857 participants completed a web-based survey including self-reported demographics, weight, HbA1c, and measures of weight stigma and diabetes stigma, including the Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-M), Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ), and the Type 2 Diabetes Stigma Assessment Scale (DSAS-2).
resultsParticipants with elevated HbA1c reported greater weight stigma and diabetes stigma than those with an HbA1c level within the standard-of-care range. Exploratory subgroup analysis of participants who did not provide an HbA1c level reported experiencing and internalizing weight stigma and diabetes stigma at similarly high levels as those with elevated HbA1c. Compared to Black non-Hispanic participant's mean WBIS-M and WSSQ-Total scores, Hispanic participants and White non-Hispanic participants reported greater weight stigma. Hispanic participants endorsed higher DSAS-2 Self-Stigma scores than Black non-Hispanic participants.
conclusionsWeight stigma and diabetes stigma may be associated with suboptimal diabetes care outcomes measured as elevated HbA1c or inability to report an HbA1c level.
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