Well, it is day four of Diabetes Blog Week and the topic today is about our experiences with healthcare. In this post, I shift the focus a bit to an ideological issue I see as pervasive in the medical community. It has to do with imagined hardship. Last year, while working as a bartender, a … Continue reading Diabetes Blog Week: Illness Imagined
Diabetes Blog Week: Wordful Wednesday
The topic for today asks bloggers to discuss their diabetes language preferences. What does each blogger prefer? "Person with diabetes", or "diabetic"? I'm thankful to the community member who proposed this topic, because my views on it have somewhat shifted since I wrote about it last. My perspective changed because I've learned some disability history! … Continue reading Diabetes Blog Week: Wordful Wednesday
Seeking Volunteers for Class Project
I am currently developing an instrument to measure community participation. I am searching for 10 individuals who might be willing to take the survey, and then provide feedback for what I missed, what works well, and what ought to be changed. If you would like to volunteer, send me an email at: hgabel3 @ uic … Continue reading Seeking Volunteers for Class Project
UnitedHealthcare Policy Change: A Systemic Issue
Earlier this month, UnitedHealthcare announced a policy change that impacts people with diabetes of all types. As established by a new partnership with Medtronic, UnitedHealthcare has dedicated a "preferred Durable Medical Equipment provider" through which to cover. DiaTribe's article explains the impact of this new policy on patients: "If you are currently on a non-Medtronic … Continue reading UnitedHealthcare Policy Change: A Systemic Issue
Hello and Welcome
Welcome to my new blog, The Chronic Scholar! Here I will be bringing what I learn through my PhD program in Disability Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago to you! I'm thankful for this opportunity to bring together patient experience and advocacy and the research that talks about it! Got questions? So do … Continue reading Hello and Welcome
The Ideology of Ability
Tobin Siebers was a disability scholar. His book, Disability Theory discusses various disability discourses. Discourse, in the ivory tower (academia), does not necessarily mean conversation, though we can argue that through conversation discourse is created. Rather, discourse in the ivory tower means the establishment of knowledge. Who creates and maintains discourse contributes to who has and … Continue reading The Ideology of Ability
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