Diabulimia: The World's Most Dangerous Eating Disorder - BBC1 11:35 17/10/17

[Northerner]

Just noticed this is on tonight on BBC1 - originally shown on BBC3:

More than 750,000 people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder - but what happens when you have type 1 diabetes and misuse insulin in order to dramatically lose weight?

In this documentary, we meet three young people who are risking their eyesight, limbs, fertility and lives in order to be thin.

We follow one young girl whose parents know she's skipping her insulin but are struggling to understand the mental health aspect of her condition, a young mum who is not receiving the appropriate healthcare due to the lack of awareness and expertise on how to treat diabulimia, and a young woman who was saved from the brink of death and is now beginning to rebuild her life, despite the illness leaving her with physical disability.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05gh0lf

 

[Stitch147]

I watched this on Iplayer the other week. Very interesting documentary.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Brilliant that this difficult subject is getting proper exposure at last.

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

I watched it last night, hopefully there will be more joined up care between diabetes and mental health teams, now the condition has gained recognition.

 

[Steff]

I'm watching it this evening

 

[Maz2]

Watched it today. Horrified. Two of those girls they featured were 16 and 19. One had trouble with her eyes at 16 and the other at 19 was on crutches due to damage to nerve endings. How dreadful for a young person to be going through that.

 

[Ditto]

It wasn't a comfortable watch. No beds for that young girl anywhere! Diabolical.