#dedoc° blog
Learn about what really matters to people living with diabetes around the world.
The #dedoc° blog features articles and opinion pieces written by our international network of diabetes advocates: the #dedoc° voices. From scientific conferences to the latest diabetes research and technology, from challenges faced by those living with diabetes to global disparities in healthcare — our #dedoc° voices cover it all.
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ADA reflections: underrepresentation in diabetes research
“All my life, I’ve struggled with completing ethnicity demographic information,” writes #dedoc° voice Crystal Ngo Diaz. “At first, it was on standardised academic exams, then college applications, and since my type 1 diabetes diagnosis, health surveys and questionnaires. With a Filipino-American father and Chinese mother who was a Vietnam war refugee, I never quite fit into one box.
“When I saw more sessions on underrepresented communities and health disparities in diabetes at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 84th Scientific Sessions, I was very excited to see that this topic is gaining traction and hopeful that change is coming.”