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Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Jun 22

The heavy cost of internalized weight stigma: It leads to self-devaluation, low self-efficacy, and a direct impact on engaging in healthy behaviors. We must recognize and address this self-applied negative weight attitude. #HealthEquity #ADA #DeDoc

Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Jun 22

Internalized weight bias is a silent health crisis! Scales like WBIS & WSSQ reveal how exposure to weight stigma creates psychological & physiological stress. #WeightStigma #MentalHealth #ADA #DeDoc

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Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Jun 20

Tratar la obesidad tiene muchos beneficios 👇🏼#ADA2025 #DeDoc

Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Jun 20

Let’s talk about stigma:
👐🏽 It impacts not only people living with health conditions, but also HCPs.
👍🏽 Stigma can be explicit or implicit in clinical settings.
✋🏽 It fosters guilt and undermines respectful communication.
✍🏽 In some cases, it results in denial of care. #ADA2025 #DeDoc

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Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Jun 20

🚨 Did you know nearly 30% of Black women with obesity report binge‑eating behaviors? Dr. Goode is developing a culturally‑tailored digital tool to address this gap and reduce disparities in obesity and eating‑disorder treatment. i didn’t . #DeDoc #ADA2025

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Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Jun 20

Have you heard of Vasoterapia? It’s a card-based tool designed to spark deep, meaningful conversations about life with #diabetes. Created by @diabeticasolut , it’s a beautiful way to build empathy & emotional connection. 🩵 Find her at #ADA2025 #DeDoc #payitforward

Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Jun 20

Dr Ebekozien👉🏼 “mortality and complications have improved but not at the same pace, there is room
for improvement there are gaps by race and ethnicity” #ADA2025 #DeDoc

Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Jun 20

to be the voice of people improving access to education and resources and addressing barriers to care” #ADA2025 “the 👉🏼everyone has affordable access to the care they need and deserve” #DeDoc

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Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Jun 20

For 85 years ADA has worked to advance a world free of #diabetes” Chuck Henderson #DeDoc #ADA2025

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Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Jun 16

Grateful and excited to attend #ADA2025 as a #dedoc° voice, thanks to the #dedocVoices Scholarship Program! Thanks to the #dedoc Diabetes Online Community for this opportunity. Views are my own.// ¡Muy agradecida y emocionada de asistir a #ADA2025 como voz #dedoc°! #payitforward

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Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Apr 23

A story of hypoglycemia that resembles a story of missing the country you left—without complaining. Because even with everything, you still have to prove we're worth it. www.dulcesitosparami.net/blog/to-be-s...

To Be Seen, Without Disappearing — Un diario de diabetes

These past weeks—actually, the past couple of years—have been really exhausting. A few kind people have asked me what I’m trying to prove with the pace of life I’ve been keeping, which clearly has alr...

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Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Mar 20

@nerdabetic siempre haciendo un trabajo fabuloso, los diferentes actores que DEBEN trabajar juntos para el cuidado de la diabetes y la investigación: prof de la salud, investigadores, la industria y NOSOTROS. Post de Andrea :) #ATTD2025 #dedoc°

Andrea @andrealimbourg.bsky.social · Mar 20

@nerdabetic talking about the importance of all stakeholders engaging online about diabetes care, research and lived experience.
#ATTD2025
#dedoc°

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Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Mar 11

Heard in a mental health podcast "In addition to being sick, in addition to having to manage a life-long illness , in addition to all the stigma and discrimination I am ALSO de designated educator of this disorder to almost everybody I meet always". Yup. Also en. #diabetestipo1

Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Feb 23

"It's scary and outrageous that many people around the world still lack access to insulin. Despite diabetes increasing, action remains insufficient." E. Pfiester. This needs to change. #InsulinForAll #GDC2025

Mariana Gómez @marianago.bsky.social · Feb 23

Day 2! Starting with a great panel learning for the most amazing advocates? #DOC #GDC2025 #DeDoc "we have a long way to go" mentioned Christine, I couldn't agree more.