Survey results
A while ago, I posted a survey on terminology. Essentially, do people prefer “diabetic” or “a person with diabetes”. At that time, I promised to post the survey results. Here are those (overdue) survey results:
| I have diabetes |
I don’t have diabetes |
I prefer ‘diabetic’ |
I prefer ‘person with diabetes’ |
Comments: |
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| X | X | People first and foremost! | ||
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| None of the above. I have diabetes. I don’t mind if someone refers to be as being a diabetic. I don’t mind being called a person with diabetes. I think arguing about semantics doesn’t make sense. It’s just one more way to divide people rather than bring them together. | ||||
| X | X | Hey Peter, I am in your camp totally and completely. I am a person living with diabetes. I also hate the announcements in obits that say, He died after “suffering” a long time with diabetes. How about struggling, living, dealing instead of suffering? | ||
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| X | X | I was diagnosed at age 9 and taught a similar concept. You can be a “diabetic” who doesn’t focus on being a person. You can be a “person” who ignores the diabetes. You can also be a “person with diabetes” which is the healthy balance. Thanks so much for bringing this idea to people’s attention. | ||
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September 15th, 2006 at 6:50 am
I loved the webcam. Looks like you will be doing some sightseeing today.