{"id":5443,"date":"2026-04-10T09:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/?p=5443"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:02:30","slug":"the-scariest-monster-of-all-is-diabetes-harmful-representations-of-diabetes-in-popular-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/spring-2026\/the-scariest-monster-of-all-is-diabetes-harmful-representations-of-diabetes-in-popular-media\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe scariest monster of all is diabetes!\u201d: Harmful Representations of Diabetes in Popular Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sitcoms like The Office, Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, <\/em>and Parks and Recreation <\/em>along with animated movies such as Hotel Transylvania<\/em> 2 <\/em> often use diabetes as a punchline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I was diagnosed with type one diabetes my freshman year of high school. I was suddenly thrown into a whirlwind of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists teaching me how to keep myself alive. Upon my initial diagnosis I was quite confused; the diabetes my healthcare team described to me was completely different from the sugar-filled, obesity-caused, amputation-inducing, disease that I had learned about from popular media, sitcoms, and comedic films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 40 million Americans are living with diabetes (2026<\/a>). A vast majority of people with both type one and type two diabetes agree that a diabetes diagnosis comes with stigma (Liu et al. 2017<\/a>). While not the sole cause of diabetes stigma, a portion comes from stereotypical, over-exaggerated representations of diabetes in comedy film and television. Disease and disability often make people uncomfortable and laughter can help people cope with this discomfort (Becker and Haller 2014<\/a>). But at what point are we taking it too far and causing more harm?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harmful Portrayals on Screen<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Often, comedy shows and movies attribute diabetes to someone\u2019s unhealthy lifestyle choices and failure to take care of themself. In doing so, they not only poke fun at a life threatening condition but they also portray the patient\u2019s chronic disease as a personal failing (Frazer 2022<\/a>). In this way, the writers wildly oversimplify the condition which often has no lifestyle connection, in the case of autoimmune type one diabetes, or can be caused by a host of other factors including environment and genetics, in the case of type two diabetes (Cleveland Clinic 2023<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI convinced a lot of very large customers who should not be eating cheesecake to have more cheesecake \u2026 one of those chubbsters even had an insulin pump.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Big Bang Theory  <\/em>Season 8 Episode 1
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Since diabetes is mostly an invisible illness, TV often uses extreme cases and dramatized complications to display, and make fun of, diabetic characters on screen (Ferguson 2010<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effects of Inaccurate Representation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Stereotypical, over-exaggerated portrayals create shame. One of the main purposes of using humor to cope with illness is that the patients can find an outlet to release their frustrations and relate to others. But when diabetics are not included in the writing, those with diabetes cannot identify with diabetic characters on screen that do not show their realistic lived experiences (Dor\u00e9 et al. 2024<\/a>). The inaccurate jokes just end up making them feel more isolated and ashamed (Becker and Haller 2014<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the overabundance of negative and inaccurate portrayals of people with diabetes causes them to feel like they need to hide. Diabetes advocate and researcher Phyllisa Smith Deroze writes about starting her blog, \u201cI used an alias for nearly seven years because I was terrified of being stigmatized\u201d (2021:108-109<\/a>). These misrepresentations create so much shame around the condition that some people will go as far as keeping information about their potential risk and symptoms from their doctor out of fear of acquiring the stigmatizing label of \u201cdiabetic\u201d (Frazer 2022<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Real Diabetic Experience<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Because diabetes in TV and film rarely involves accurate depictions of everyday management, such as insulin injections and glucometers, many people are ignorant of what is involved in diabetes treatment (Ferguson 2010<\/a>). Due to minimal public understanding, people with diabetes often feel self-conscious about managing their condition in public by, for example, checking blood sugar and administering injections before a meal at a restaurant. They fear that an outsider might misunderstand what they are doing or feel disturbed by it (Lucherini 2016<\/a>). It is not surprising that diabetics would feel this way as popular media portrays its diabetic characters as off-putting, shameful, and deserving of mockery (Frazer 2022)<\/a>. Because of this stigma, many people with diabetes go to great lengths to hide their diabetic identity, such as giving injections in crowded unsanitary public restrooms, to protect themselves from the judgement and scrutiny of their audience (Lucherini 2016<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhy don\u2019t you go outside and take a shot of insulin and have a nap, ok?\u201d<\/em> <\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– The Office<\/em> Season 7 Episode 5<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

We laugh as a way to grapple with the issues that upset, confuse, or disturb us and at its best, humor can build bridges and connect various groups of people. However, it is very important to recognize the lasting effects of what seems to be a harmless joke. Messages conveyed with humor are often remembered for much longer than those that are not (Becker and Haller 2014<\/a>). Thus, it is essential that the messages in our comedic films and television shows are not misleading or stigmatizing, and utilize humor as a tool to educate, bring people together, and help everyone feel less alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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References<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Bock, Sheila. 2012. \u201cContextualization, Reflexivity, and the Study of Diabetes-Related Stigma.\u201d Journal of Folklore Research<\/em>, 49<\/em>(2), 153\u2013178. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10912-010-9110-8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2026.\u201cNational Diabetes Statistics Report.\u201d United States Diabetes Surveillance System. Retrieved March 4, 2026 (https:\/\/gis.cdc.gov\/grasp\/diabetes\/diabetesatlas-statsreport.html).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleveland Clinic. 2023. \u201cDiabetes: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types.\u201d Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved March 4, 2026 (https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/7104-diabetes)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dor\u00e9, Anastasia, Jennifer Grammes, Esra Egri, Lilli Priesterroth, Svenja Frenzel, Olaf Sp\u00f6rkel, and Thomas Kubiak. 2025. \u201cIdentification with Characters of a National Narrative Health Communication Campaign Targeting Type 2 Diabetes.\u201d Health communication<\/em>, 40<\/em>(5), 904\u2013911. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10410236.2024.2378256).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frazer, Bianca C. 2022. \u201c\u2018Diabetes, Yuck!\u2019: Comedy, Disability, and the Dangers of Parody in Parks and Recreation<\/em> (2009-2015).\u201d Pp. 123\u201339 in (Un)doing diabetes: Representation, Disability, Culture<\/em>. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing Palgrave Macmillan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferguson, Kevin. 2010. \u201cThe Cinema of Control: On Diabetic Excess and Illness in Film.\u201d Journal of Medical Humanities<\/em>, 31<\/em>(3), 183\u2013204. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10912-010-9110-8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haller, Beth and Amy Bree Becker. 2014. \u201cStepping backwards with disability humor? The case of NY Gov. David Paterson\u2019s representation on \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019\u201d. Disability Studies Quarterly<\/em> 34(1) (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18061\/dsq.v34i1.3459).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liu, Nancy, Adam Brown, Alexandra Folias, Micheal Younge, Susan Guzman, Kelly Close, and Richard Wood. 2017. \u201cStigma in People With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes.\u201d Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association<\/em>. 35(1), 27\u201334. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2337\/cd16-0020). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucherini, Mark. 2016. “Performing Diabetes: Felt Surveillance and Discreet Self-Management.” Surveillance & Society<\/em> 14(2):259-276 (https:\/\/www.proquest.com\/scholarly-journals\/performing-diabetes-felt-surveillance-discreet\/docview\/1832182950\/se-2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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