Diabetes language can impact on those living with diabetes as reported in Position Statements from Diabetes Australia (links below). Language can impact on relationships when offensive language is used, intentional or not. As a healthcare professional, it can be the difference between building rapport with someone living with diabetes, or not. In this episode, Hayley & Jaimee talk about some of their experiences with this over the years. Jaimee shares some experiences as a healthcare professional, and as someone living with T1D for over 25 years. Hayley shares some of her stories around being the mother of two young boys with T1D for many years. We aim to keep it light-hearted to create awareness, aiming for progression, not perfection as Diabetes Australia also states. We put up our hands to say, we are also not perfect at this. Let us know your experiences or thoughts on our socials or via email.
Email: Diabetesintheraw@gmail.com
Instagram: Jaimee and Hayley (@diabetesintheraw)
Facebook: Diabetesintheraw JaimeeandHayley
Diabetes Australia Language Matters from 2011 to the most recent
Language-Matters-2021-Diabetes-Australia-Position-Statement-1.pdf (diabetesaustralia.com.au)
Language-position-statement-2016.pdf (diabetesaustralia.com.au)
Please note: We have no affiliation with Diabetes Australia. We are simply referring to their resources.
Diabetes language can impact on those living with diabetes as reported in Position Statements from Diabetes Australia (links below). Language can impact on relationships when offensive language is used, intentional or not. As a healthcare professional, it can be the difference between building rapport with someone living with diabetes, or not. In this episode, Hayley & Jaimee talk about some of their experiences with this over the years. Jaimee shares some experiences as a healthcare professional, and as someone living with T1D for over 25 years. Hayley shares some of her stories around being the mother of two young boys with T1D for many years. We aim to keep it light-hearted to create awareness, aiming for progression, not perfection as Diabetes Australia also states. We put up our hands to say, we are also not perfect at this. Let us know your experiences or thoughts on our socials or via email.
Email: Diabetesintheraw@gmail.com
Instagram: Jaimee and Hayley (@diabetesintheraw)
Facebook: Diabetesintheraw JaimeeandHayley
Diabetes Australia Language Matters from 2011 to the most recent
Language-Matters-2021-Diabetes-Australia-Position-Statement-1.pdf (diabetesaustralia.com.au)
Language-position-statement-2016.pdf (diabetesaustralia.com.au)
Please note: We have no affiliation with Diabetes Australia. We are simply referring to their resources.