I PLEDGE to contribute pro-actively to bring an end to diabetes stigma and discrimination by:

• respecting people with all types of diabetes.
• recognising diabetes stigma exists and has harmful impacts.
• acknowledging and challenging my/our own prejudices about (people with) diabetes.
• using accurate, respectful, inclusive, non-judgmental, and strengths-based language, messaging, and imagery when communicating with or about people with diabetes.
• avoiding and challenging fear-based messaging and imagery.
• condemning discrimination due to diabetes and advocating for equal treatment and support for people with diabetes.
• encouraging initiatives, policies, and laws that promote equity for all people with diabetes.

By taking this pledge, I am committed, from here on, to creating a more compassionate and respectful world for people with diabetes, free from diabetes stigma and discrimination, and the harms they inflict.

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