Eating Habits Help!

[charles]

Hi,
I was wondering if anybody could spare a few minutes to help me with my dissertation. I'm a third year student at Northumbria University and the time has come for me to begin my research project. As a Type 1 diabetic studying Psychology I am interested in looking at eating behaviours in people and whether eating attitudes are different or have changed in people with type 1 diabetes since being diagnosed. Previous research has suggested that diabetes unavoidably determines patients to focus on food which in turn can lead to a disordered obsession similar to that of eating disordered patients such as anorexia and bulimia.

I have put together a questionnaire, available following the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3B2VJ89 (may have to paste this into the web browser) and would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. I'm struggling to find fellow students with diabetes. If you are at all interested in the results I find I will be happy to email you my findings and conclusions.

Thank you for your time
Charlie MacDermid
Undergraduate in Psychology, Northumbria University

 

[sofaraway]

Good luck Charles have filled it out, will be interested to see your results. i have been treated for an eating disorder and know at least a couple other members of this forum, so important area of research,

 

[rachelha]

Charles - I have filled it out. I am not sure if my answers will confuse the study though as I had an eating disorder before I was diagnosed with diabetes so have always had issues with food.

 

[sofaraway]

my answers might not seem consitent, because some asked if I've ever done stuff and some asked about currently.

 

[am64]

are you only looking at T1 's because I thought I was on the verge of having an eating disorder ...but sinced being disgnosed T2 and having more even BS levels i find i am alot better because I dont feel so ill anymore

 

[rachelha]

my answers might not seem consitent, because some asked if I've ever done stuff and some asked about currently.

Mine are probably a bit inconsistent too. It may have been more helpful to ask about attitudes/habits pre and post diagnosis - but then I dont know what exactly it is that you are wanting to find out from the study.

 

[sofaraway]

or not having people that have/had eating disorders filling it out. I'm sure we skew the results. Like Rachel I had eating issues pre- diagnosis, and after diagnosis but now would say I'm pretty much ok, just have to be careful.