Public Apology Thread
1/ A couple days ago I posted a tweet that I intended to be a commentary on the state of diabetes management in the US. What I didn’t realize at the time is that the image had a lot of historical baggage and suggested a patient-blaming perspective...

2/ Maybe I should have been aware of this history or maybe it’s irrelevant. I’m not asking for forgiveness for that ignorance. The point is that it seriously offended some people. In the hours during which the Tweet is up, before I gathered how it was really hurting people...

3/ and took it down, I doubled down on it in responses. The blunt truth was that I was resistant to listening because I got caught in the heat of aggressive comments, including a few violent threats. Excuses aside, I’m sorry to anyone I hurt. The LAST thing...

4/ in the world I’d ever want to do is blame a patient. You might not all know my history, but I’ve felt that sting and there is nothing worse. To imagine that, even unintentionally and in ignorance, I brought that sort of pain to people makes me cringe.

-And a special thanks to Dr. @cadiulus for being so generous with her time in discussing this issue with me and affording me greater inisght.

With gratitude and empathy for the patient-blamed (if you could possibly believe it), Nick