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Category: Women

Women with diabetes face unique challenges. So, are we doing enough to support them?

Women with diabetes face unique challenges. So, are we doing enough to support them?

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026ACBRD

Expert review identifies the overlooked and under-recognised psychosocial impact of diabetes for woman across the lifespan

By Eloise Litterbach

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mental health, Quality of life, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Women Diabetic Medicine, Women's health
Can hidden strengths help women manage type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes?

Can hidden strengths help women manage type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes?

June 23, 2026September 9, 2026ACBRD

New Australian research suggests resilience, optimism, and a sense of control may help older women manage type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes

By Sarah Manallack

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Behaviour change, mental health, Type 2 diabetes, Women Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH), BMJ Open
After gestational diabetes: supporting women from Chinese and Indian backgrounds to screen for type 2 diabetes

After gestational diabetes: supporting women from Chinese and Indian backgrounds to screen for type 2 diabetes

October 24, 2025September 9, 2026ACBRD

Our latest research explores what helps, and what hinders, Indian and Chinese women in Australia from attending type 2 diabetes screening after gestational diabetes

By Dr Jo Jordan

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Education, Family, Gestational Diabetes, Women Cultural and Linguistically Diverse communities, GDM, Post natal care
What’s weight stigma got to do with it?

What’s weight stigma got to do with it?

September 29, 2025September 9, 2026ACBRD

Researchers in Türkiye examined links between weight self-stigma and sexual function among women with type 2 diabetes

By Sarah Manallack

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Stigma, Type 2 diabetes, weight, Women African Journal of Reproductive Health
Diabetes and motherhood: mental health matters

Diabetes and motherhood: mental health matters

June 26, 2025September 9, 2026ACBRD

ACBRD research shows new mothers with diabetes face diabetes distress and need more support from healthcare professionals

By Sarah Manallack

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Diabetes distress, mental health, Pregnancy, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Women Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare
Let’s talk about sex

Let’s talk about sex

February 27, 2025September 9, 2026ACBRD

How does living with type 1 diabetes impact women’s sexual activity, relationships and emotions?

By Jennifer Halliday

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Type 1 diabetes, Women sexual dysfunction, T1D
Youth and women most affected by type 1 diabetes stigma

Youth and women most affected by type 1 diabetes stigma

October 21, 2024September 9, 2026ACBRD

Researchers in Canada examine stigma in type 1 diabetes and the role of age and gender

By Sarah Manallack

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Stigma, Type 1 diabetes, Women BETTER Registry, Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews
What are the support needs of pregnant women living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

What are the support needs of pregnant women living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

April 24, 2024September 9, 2026ACBRD

By Alison Robinson

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Pregnancy, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Women BMC Nursing
Stigma around gestational diabetes brings feelings of shame for pregnant women

Stigma around gestational diabetes brings feelings of shame for pregnant women

April 27, 2023September 9, 2026ACBRD

A review of the evidence finds the impacts are far reaching

By Dr Eloise Litterbach

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Gestational Diabetes, Stigma, Women EClinicalMedicine, GDM, The Lancet
How do women’s knowledge and beliefs about diabetes in pregnancy differ by diabetes types?

How do women’s knowledge and beliefs about diabetes in pregnancy differ by diabetes types?

July 28, 2022September 9, 2026ACBRD

An ACBRD study has identified that women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes differ in their views about contraception and preparing for pregnancy

By Sienna Russell-Green

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Pregnancy, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Women ACBRD, Diabetic Medicine

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