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Diabetes UK tackling stigma campaign

LittleGreyCat

LittleGreyCat

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I have been told that Diabetes UK (not this organisation) recently ran a media campaign over tackling the stigma associated with Diabetes.

I haven't seen it, so I wondered if anyone else had?
 
LittleGreyCat said:
I have been told that Diabetes UK (not this organisation) recently ran a media campaign over tackling the stigma associated with Diabetes.

I haven't seen it, so I wondered if anyone else had?
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Hi,

From memory there was a “strike out stigma” drive back in November 25?
 
I found a thread at the end of January 2026 on the Facebook page, which I thought(!) I was following.
The responses seem to be T1s hating on T2s, which kind of proves their point.
 
Jaylee said:
Hi,

From memory there was a “strike out stigma” drive back in November 25?
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Do you follow Diabetes UK on Facebook? [Just being nosey.]
If not, can you remember where you saw it?
Just trying to work out if the communications strategy is working.
 
LittleGreyCat said:
Do you follow Diabetes UK on Facebook? [Just being nosey.]
If not, can you remember where you saw it?
Just trying to work out if the communications strategy is working.
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Hi again,

Not on FB, no..
Though it could have been a “like” notification from someone else.
Or a share from somewhere.?
I seem to remember it had something to do with “diabetes day.”
 
LittleGreyCat said:
I found a thread at the end of January 2026 on the Facebook page, which I thought(!) I was following.
The responses seem to be T1s hating on T2s, which kind of proves their point.
Click to expand...
Following pages or people on Facebook is completely hit and miss on what Facebook shows you in my experience.

I'm in various diabetes groups, including T1 groups, and the nasty posts by T1s on T2 are often unbelievably rude and ignorant. Please trust we're not all like that!
 
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