On Tuesday 1st March 2022, for the first time ever, South Africans are uniting to show what diabetes looks like. Join the #DiabetesLooksLikeMe movement and post your photo with the hashtag on Tuesday 1st March 2022. Let’s show SA what diabetes really looks like.
What does diabetes look like in South Africa?
While it will be fun to see all the many faces of diabetes in South Africa on the 1st March, there’s something bigger and more important at stake here: diabetes representation.
Why does diabetes representation matter? Because we know that there are a lot of misconceptions around people with diabetes. The media often portrays us as unhealthy, eating sugar and fast food, not exercising. This is where stigma comes from. We want to join together to show that all kinds of people live with diabetes – no matter our gender, age, colour, shape, size, or any other identifier.
These are South Africans with diabetes.
How to support #DiabetesLooksLikeMe
Join us by clicking here to update your profile picture.
You can also spread the word with these social media posts – directly or by sharing from our Instagram or Facebook profiles.
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SA Diabetes Advocacy
#DiabetesLooksLikeMe is a campaign from SA Diabetes Advocacy – an alliance of all the South African organisations of people with diabetes. Find out more at www.diabetesadvocacy.org.za
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