Recently, US Republicans successfully struck down a measure in the Inflation Reduction Act that would have capped private insurance copays for insulin at $35 (1/7) #T1D #T2D #diabetes @diaTribeNews 🧵🧵
While this measure still did not go far enough to make sure insulin is accessible and affordable for every person who needs it, it could have moved us a step closer. (2/7) #T1D #T2D #diabetes @diaTribeNews
But there’s another challenge surrounding insulin in addition to being unaffordable… stigma. (3/7) #T1D #T2D #diabetes @diaTribeNews
Diabetes stigma is often tied to socially identifiable characteristics, like insulin use. Having to wear a pump, or give insulin injections in public can result in shame, embarrassment, and judgment (4/7) #T1D #T2D #diabetes @diaTribeNews
And for people with type 2 diabetes specifically, having to go on insulin if other medications do not work is often incorrectly seen as a sign of personal failure. (5/7) #T1D #T2D #diabetes @diaTribeNews
It’s important that we all work to reduce the stigma surrounding insulin use – it’s a vital medication and no one should feel embarrassed or ashamed when using it. (6/7) #T1D #T2D #diabetes @diaTribeNews
To learn more about diabetes stigma, the many forms it can take, and its impacts, visit dStigmatize.org (7/7) #T1D #T2D #diabetes @diaTribeNews
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