Article ID: CBB453891710

Between Stigmatization and Acceptance: Diabetic Patients as Civil Servants in West Germany, 1950–1970 (2022)

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Patient history has enriched medical history since about the 1980s. But there are still research gaps in certain periods and themes, especially in topics related to the medical history of West Germany. This paper deals with the efforts of patients, lay persons, and medical advisors (diabetologists) to enable diabetics to secure employment as civil servants (Verbeamtung). Attention will be payed to the fact that this success relied on the activities of mediators, who translated and conveyed the patients’ interests to society at large. This victory was concordant with similar initiatives in other fields of the diabetic life, including sexuality and lifestyle management. Therefore, efforts to achieve civil servant employment for diabetic patients were constitutive of a broader initiative that changed the image of the disease and promoted the integration of diabetic patients into West German society.

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Authors & Contributors
Moore, Martin D.
Sarah F. Rose
Guillemain, Hervé
Jae-Hyung Kim
Hyang A Lee
Gordon, Emily Rose
Concepts
Medicine and society
Patients
Diabetes
Medicine
Public health
Disease and diseases
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
Places
West Germany
United States
Korea
Great Britain
Gulf of Mexico
Belize
Institutions
Scottish Union of Mental Patients
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