Diabulimia - “the world’s most dangerous eating disorder.”

[Inka]

Interesting article on the BBC, complete with an interview with the very eloquent Lawrence, about the dangers and difficulties of having diabulimia:

Diabulimia: The eating disorder dubbed 'world's most dangerous'

When Lawrence Smith was a teenager, he developed the eating disorder diabulimia

www.bbc.co.uk

I like the way he points out the contradiction between ‘count every carb’ and ‘just ignore food labels’.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

There was a BBC documentary with a similar title some years ago if I remember right.

Good that it’s a topic that is getting additional coverage.

 

[nonethewiser]

A condition often overlooked, it needs to be discussed more to bring awareness of the dangers as Lawrence has done.

 

[Satan’s little helper]

There was a BBC documentary with a similar title some years ago if I remember right.

Good that it’s a topic that is getting additional coverage.

I saw something on Chanel 4 many years ago? First time I knew it had a name. I put in a prescription a while back. The amount they dispense can last me 3 months? A concerned locum signing it off at the surgery rang & questioned how much insulin I use. She also couldn’t understand because recent test results were great. (& it looked like I was holding it together with the CGM too?) I think GPs do keep an eye on things with patients. It was nice to get that welfare check.

 

[helli]

The article mentioned new guidelines from Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
It is good that these now exist but frustrating it is only now.
Do such guidelines exist from NICE for England or the equivalents in Wales and Northern Ireland?
If not, is it something Diabetes UK should be campaigning for? Surely it would be easier in the other nations now there are some guidelines in Scotland.

 

[trophywench]

Sorry, I'm obviously missing summat here - new guidelines for what ??

 

[Leadinglights]

Sorry, I'm obviously missing summat here - new guidelines for what ??

Recognition of the association of eating disorders and Type 1 where people do not take their insulin because they want to lose weight. I think.

 

[CliffH]

The article mentioned new guidelines from Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
It is good that these now exist but frustrating it is only now.
Do such guidelines exist from NICE for England or the equivalents in Wales and Northern Ireland?
If not, is it something Diabetes UK should be campaigning for? Surely it would be easier in the other nations now there are some guidelines in Scotland.

I moved to Scotland from England and I find the diabetes care better here: I think it's because the prevalence of Type 2 in Scotland is so high that extra money's dedicated to (all) diabetes care here.

 

[Inka]

It’s a pity DWED isn’t going any more - well, as far as I know?

 

[trophywench]

I don't know that DWED catered for gastroparesis? - it's physical, not psychological.

 

[Inka]

DWED catered for eating disorders, including diabulimia, which is what the video talked about.

 

[stephenS50]

I think what Lawrence has done to raise awareness for Diabulimia is praiseworthy indeed but sadly it remains an little known condition and so much more needs to be done to make people fully aware of it.