Expert Series – Untangling Weight Bias and Diabetes Care

Weight bias is a common but often unrecognized barrier to effective diabetes care. This webinar explores how weight bias and stigma affect health outcomes, patient engagement, and the quality of diabetes care across settings. Participants will examine strategies for recognizing bias and supporting more respectful, person-centered interactions in diabetes care.

Key Takeaways:

• Define weight bias and describe how it influences diabetes care and health outcomes.
• Identify common sources of weight stigma in healthcare and everyday interactions for people living with diabetes.
• Apply principles of respectful, person-centered communication to help reduce weight bias in diabetes care.